March 4, 2021
The survey comprised 18 questions or scenarios, including general questions about organization location, size, area of focus and questions about the COVID-19 crisis. BKD received responses from 319 organizations between September 23 and October 23, 2020.
March 4, 2021
The proposed Statement would supersede the guidance issued by the GASB in Statement No. 16, Accounting for Compensated Absences, which was issued in 1992. The proposal is in keeping with the Board’s commitment to periodically reexamine its standards to...
March 4, 2021
Transcepta’s Vice President of Corporate Strategy Shan Haq hosted a webinar, with Ardent Partners’ Vice President of Research Bob Cohen as a guest speaker, that broke down and discussed the significance of survey results in the recently ...
March 3, 2021
CPA firms can handle the COVID-19 vaccine in a few different ways – from issuing a mandate for employees to get vaccinated to simply encouraging or incentivizing it. While there are benefits to a firm supporting the vaccination, there are also risks ...
March 3, 2021
Employers must show empathy and make available professional support and resources for employees suffering from mental health issues. The goal is to help them address their condition and hopefully resume contributing to their own success and...
March 2, 2021
The Internal Revenue Service says that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2021. The rates will be: 3% for overpayments [2%t in the case of a corporation]; 0.5%for the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000; 3% for underpayments; and 5% for large corporate underpayments. Under the Internal...…
March 2, 2021
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has called upon Congress to extend the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) March 31 loan application deadline. AICPA believes that Congress can still support small businesses and non-profits by ...
March 2, 2021
The pandemic has impacted many influential tax rules. At the same time, the new presidential administration has implemented additional changes, making tax planning even more challenging.
March 1, 2021
The pandemic has presented challenges to planning firms and clients alike. Earlier this year, thought leaders in the financial planning space gathered online for the AICPA’s 2021 Personal Financial Planning (PFP) Summit to discuss best practices for ...
March 1, 2021
While an economic downturn had long been anticipated, no one expected a pandemic would plunge the globe into economic chaos with such exacting scope and speed. When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in ...
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February 27, 2021
The House passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief package early Saturday, pushing forward the aid millions of Americans have waited for as the country continues to grapple with the pandemic that has killed half a million Americans and crippled the economy.
February 25, 2021
Almost from the outset of the pandemic, financial services organizations found themselves near the top of hackers' hit lists. And, at least in a few crucial respects, it's not so hard to see why. Reams of personal and financial data.