Mandated by the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work can also bring serious tax consequences.

The COVID-19 pandemic is encouraging various forms of fraud, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

A month after President Donald Trump moved to shore up workers’ incomes by giving employers the option of deferring payroll taxes, the effort has failed to energize a U.S. economy still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.

2020 has been a year of disruption -- but also of innovation and rapid evolution.

The Internal Revenue Service added six more forms to the 10 that support e-signatures.

EY earned a record $37.2 billion in the fiscal year ending June 30.

The Internal Revenue Service plans to mail out letters later this month to an estimated 9 million non-filers, encouraging them to claim their economic impact payments by an Oct. 15 deadline.

COVID-19 has created new challenges and a remote work environment that heightens the risk of fraud at public companies.

But enough issues remain that employers are not over-enthusiastic about the option, experts say.

Accounting firms are still managing to see increases in their fees and income per partner this year, despite the economic downturn from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest edition of the annual Rosenberg Survey.