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House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal wants the IRS to quit sending balance due notices for now.
August 19 -
The fraud that brought down tiny Commerzialbank Mattersburg im Burgenland AG raises questions for financial regulators and auditors that have uncomfortable echoes of the Wirecard AG debacle in neighboring Germany.
August 19 -
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.
August 19 -
Working at home and tax breaks; yet more PPP; down under; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
August 18
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With the recent economic slowdown, companies are under increased pressure to show stability, or even growth, and paint a rosy picture for investors.
August 18 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury plan to send interest payments averaging $18 to approximately 13.9 million taxpayers.
August 18 -
Ten high school students across the country will receive $2,000 each to continue their accounting studies into college.
August 18 -
The Big Four firm says they wanted to recognize the challenges parents and caregivers are facing during the pandemic.
August 18 -
The IRS is warning about the next round of annual expirations.
August 18 -
The AICPA's Dynamic Audit Solution is on track to transform the field; Sue Coffey of the American Institute of CPAs and Erik Asgeirsson of CPA.com offer an update on this ambitious project.
August 17 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is working on developing new standards for state and local governments to use under its new chair, Joel Black, while responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
August 17 -
The service is now letting taxpayers submit Form 1040-X electronically when they want to file an amended tax return through commercial tax software.
August 17 -
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.
August 17 -
The initiative is meant to help understand why the accounting profession struggles with DE&I.
August 17 -
The board is considering a proposal aimed at reducing the cost and complexity for private companies when they need to decide on the fair value of the shares underlying a share-option award on its grant date or modification date.
August 17 -
The campaign looks to recognize auditors through videos, blog posts and other stories in order to "put a face to the auditors who play a significant role in keeping the capital markets functioning."
August 17 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP expects the majority of its 22,000 U.K. staff to spend some of their time working remotely, even after the coronavirus crisis passes.
August 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service is giving parents another chance to list their kids so they can receive an extra $500 per child in economic impact payments under the CARES Act.
August 14 -
Mark Frissora will return nearly $2 million in incentive-based compensation to settle a U.S. regulator’s claims that he played a key role in causing the now-bankrupt car-rental company to file inaccurate financial statements in 2013.
August 14 -
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.
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