Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
April 20, 2020
New Georgia Sales Tax Law Affects Food Delivery, Lodging, and Rideshare Sectors
The new sales tax obligation applies to marketplace facilitators with a physical presence in Georgia, and those with at least $100,000 in direct and indirect sales into the state. Georgia defines a “marketplace facilitator” as a person that ...
April 20, 2020
How to Help Brick and Mortar Clients Quickly Start Selling Online
In a continued effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, local and state governments have issued orders for nonessential businesses and establishments to close their doors. These orders, combined with the lack of consumers making their way into ...
April 18, 2020
Where’s My Coronavirus Stimulus Check? Here’s How to Track It
“Get My Payment” will show the projected date for when a deposit is scheduled, similar to the “Where’s My Refund” tool many taxpayers have previously used.
April 17, 2020
VA Benefits Recipients Will Receive Coronavirus Stimulus Payments, No Action Required
Veterans and their beneficiaries who receive Compensation and Pension (C&P) benefit payments from VA will receive a $1,200 Economic Impact Payment with no further action needed on their part. Timing on the payments is still being determined.
April 17, 2020
IRS Offers Guidance on Paid Sick Leave and Family Leave During Coronavirus
The FFCRA covers the costs of this paid leave by providing small businesses with refundable tax credits. Certain self-employed individuals in similar circumstances are entitled to similar credits.
April 17, 2020
Chart Shows which States Received the Most PPP Loans
During the first 10 days of the federal government’s small-business rescue program, the spigot was wide open in Nebraska. Firms there got enough money to cover about three-fourths of the state’s eligible payrolls. It was a different picture in New York.
April 16, 2020
Coronavirus: How Accounting Firms Are Adjusting Their Business Operations
Specifically, researchers asked a group of 15 influential individuals working in local, regional and international public accounting firms about when they recognized the seriousness of the crisis, how the pandemic has affected their client and ...
April 16, 2020
Apps We Love April 2020: Apps For Working From Home
Since so many of us are now working from home, we thought it would be appropriate to survey members of the CPA Practice Advisor community to find out what apps they are using to make working from home more effective.
April 16, 2020
The Tax Blotter – April 2020
The Tax Blotter is a roundup of recent tax news and court rulings.
April 16, 2020
As PPP Runs Dry, AICPA Urges Additional Funding for Paycheck Protection Program
With reports that the PPP’s initial $349 billion pool of funds will be fully subscribed as early as today, the need for quick and decisive action by Congress is clear. Small businesses are the nation’s economic engine and supporting and stabilizing ...
April 15, 2020
How Self-Employed Can Use the Paycheck Protection Plan
At last, The Treasury issued guidance related to self-employed individuals and how the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) applies to them. If you remember, the initial CARES Act language included 1099s as part of payroll costs for small businesses ...
April 15, 2020
SSI Recipients will Receive Automatic Coronavirus Stimulus Check, No Action Needed, Says IRS
SSI recipients will receive a $1,200 Economic Impact Payment with no further action needed on their part. The IRS projects the payments for this group will go out no later than early May.