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February 9, 2021 

IRS Names New Director of Taxpayer First Act Office

Maloy replaces Lia Colbert, who will continue in her current role as Deputy Chief of the Independent Office of Appeals. Colbert is a long-time IRS executive who formerly served as both TFA lead and Chief of Staff before moving to Appeals in October 2020.

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February 9, 2021 

EisnerAmper Acquires Northeast Accounting Firm St. Clair CPAs

Founded in 1986, St. Clair has five partners and 58 professionals. With offices in Merchantville, NJ, and Conshohocken, PA, the firm has more than 40 practice areas including franchises, construction, employee benefit plans, manufacturing, mortgage ...

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February 9, 2021 

How is the Accounting Profession Dealing with the Pandemic?

Exactly how is the accounting world coping with the pandemic? That’s a topic that’s been top of mind for many of us in the accounting profession, and we here at The Growth Partnership wanted to find out for ourselves. Every year, we issue The Rosenberg Survey, a widely respected study that reviews the previous year’s...…

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February 9, 2021 

Sovos Appoints New COO

Global tax software provider Sovos has appointed Ruth Fornell to the newly created role of chief operations officer. Fornell comes to Sovos with extensive experience leading global teams, most recently as a general manager at payment systems company ...

 Some Tax Pros Want an Extension of the Tax Year

February 9, 2021 

Some Tax Pros Want an Extension of the Tax Year

Last year, with the U.S. facing the then-new COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on government, businesses and individuals, the IRS pushed the tax deadline from the usual date of April 15 until July 15. But that was 2020.

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February 9, 2021 

AICPA Applauds Taxpayer Relief in Mobile Workforce Amendment

During votes last week on amendments to S. Con Res 5, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget resolution in the U.S. Senate, an amendment, introduced by Senator John Thune (R-SD) and supported by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), reflected bipartisan legislation...