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October 5, 2020 

Policy analysts have stated that taxpayers would save roughly the same 20.5% in tax on their contributions to their 401(k)s. This works out to close to $4,000 for a 45-year-old making the maximum annual contribution. It’s not yet clear if the credit ...

October 5, 2020 

At an event honoring the twentieth graduating class of the 10,000 Small Businesses program at LaGuardia Community College in New York, we asked some of the business leaders in attendance to share their insights on business-building and how to further ...

October 5, 2020 

The awards, co-sponsored by Grant Thornton and the Federation of Schools of Accountancy (FSA), are given each year to college and university educators who develop unique and effective teaching tools for introductory, upper division, and graduate courses.

October 5, 2020 

This document contains final regulations that provide guidance under section 274 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) regarding certain recent amendments made to that section. Specifically, the final regulations address the elimination of ...

October 4, 2020 

Ensuring data is secure isn’t just a bonus or an extra feature accounting firms can offer clients. And per the IRS—it’s the law. CPA firms that don’t protect their clients’ data face fines, compensatory costs, and other financial hits.

October 2, 2020 

The International Accounting Bulletin noted “The competition was strong, and the judges selected PrimeGlobal for its exceptional year under new leadership, restructuring its global governance and delivering strong growth of over 10 per cent.

October 2, 2020 

As part of firm’s “community” pillar, Friedman is proud to announce a recent donation to the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP). This donation will be used in support of CUP’s mission of inspiring, elevating and empowering the next generation of ...

October 2, 2020 

Cash flow management is the top driver of finance leaders’ investment in accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) automation, according to a new study by Bill.com and CFO Research, the research arm of CFO.com.

October 2, 2020 

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has submitted recommendations to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to address the need for guidance related to new section 4960 related to the excise tax on executive compensation paid by tax-exempt organizations. The excise tax is imposed on applicable tax-exempt organizations and related...…

October 2, 2020 

The final regulation addresses many comments received on the 2015 and 2019 proposed regulations. Specifically, they provide guidance on the gift and generation-skipping transfer tax consequences of contributions to an ABLE account, as well as ...

October 2, 2020 

The regional accounting firm of Nathan Wechsler & Company, PA is pleased to announce the promotion of Ashley Major, CPA.

October 2, 2020 

The 2017 TCJA generally eliminated the deduction for any expenses related to activities generally considered entertainment, amusement or recreation. However, taxpayers may still deduct business expenses related to food and beverages if ...