Financial Planning

The U.S. Treasury Department still has yet to tell companies how to handle President Donald Trump’s order delaying the due date for employee payroll taxes, leaving major employers like Walmart Inc. in the lurch.

The IRS is reminding taxpayers about the CARES Act’s waiver of required minimum distributions for 2020.

The profession's skillset can be applied to much more than just financial statements, according to Julie Bell Lindsay of the Center for Audit Quality.

Gifting embedded loss assets can avoid a step-down in basis and preserve capital losses. Here's how to go about it, under several scenarios.

The Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden expressed optimism and hope about overcoming the economic crisis and other challenges during his acceptance speech at the virtual Democratic National Convention.

It’s not too early to start thinking about post-election tax planning.

Sustainability reporting is quickly going mainstream. While companies aren’t always required by regulators to report their greenhouse gas emissions, human rights records and wastewater management, investors are pushing them for this information at a faster clip.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers a break if the checks they mailed in to pay their taxes still haven’t been opened up yet and are sitting in the trailers the IRS set up during the pandemic.

Blumshapiro Foundation donates $24K to support New England food banks; and the Georgia Society 7th annual Georgia Accounting Food Fight goes virtual to end hunger.

White House officials said the administration has no plans to do away with the payroll tax despite President Donald Trump saying he would seek a permanent repeal if he wins another term.