Benefits

May 14, 2021 

The Internal Revenue Service will begin issuing refunds this week to eligible taxpayers who paid taxes on 2020 unemployment compensation that the recently-enacted American Rescue Plan later excluded from taxable income.

May 14, 2021 

Reach out to your clients as you learn about new legislation or guidance to give them your insights and the digestible version of what it means for them. This is your chance to cut through the technical jargon with easy-to-digest insights and showcase ...

May 13, 2021 

For some people, submitting their tax return to the IRS is a relief as they put the paperwork out of sight, and out of mind, until next year. Others recognize that tax time is the perfect time to plan for the future while all the documents are readily...

May 13, 2021 

Business travel has been significantly reduced due to Covid-19 while remote working has become a global norm. More than ever, companies require the right processes and tools to improve collaboration, ensure compliance of all regulations, and optimize ...

May 13, 2021 

While every tax season can get a bit hectic, this one will prove extra challenging for tax professionals and their clients. It’s critical to make sure that you set your clients up for success to ensure that they’ll be able to navigate this complicated ...

Mike D'Avolio

May 13, 2021 

CPA.com’s President & CEO Erik Asgeirsson will present “Acceleration of Change,” an in-depth look at the rapid evolution of the CPA profession throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. He’ll be followed by Stetson University’s Randall Croom, Ph.D.

May 13, 2021 

From the May 2021 Issue. Has your practice evolved to a new way of working, or are you doing things pretty much as you did a decade or more ago? Through the years, I have tried to show you a safe way to upgrade your practice tools with technology while still serving your client well...…

Randy Johnston

May 12, 2021 

Notice 2021-26 clarifies for taxpayers that if these dependent care benefits would have been excluded from income if used during taxable year 2020 (or 2021, if applicable), these benefits will remain excludible from gross income and are not considered ...

May 12, 2021 

Several provisions affect the 2020 tax return people are filling out this filing season, including one exempting up to $10,200 in unemployment compensation from tax and another benefiting many people who purchased subsidized health coverage through ...

May 7, 2021 

Who has time to write blog content? Probably not you, but you know you need content on your website to increase your firm’s search engine ranking.

Becky Livingston

May 5, 2021 

For years now, e-commerce has grown its share of the market by leaps and bounds. The pandemic only accelerated that trend, with US ecommerce sales growing 44 percent over the course of 2020. With most brick-and-mortar locations having to close at least...

Amy Vetter

May 4, 2021 

Do you see the increasing use of automation, artificial intelligence, and other new technology and wonder what it might mean for your business? The fear of technology is a tale as old as time. Early technophobes thought the printing press would never ...