Coronavirus

Both clients and staff say the remote-work model has been effective, and that’s one big reason Grant Thornton is continuing it, according to CEO Brad Preber.

Accounting firms are reopening their doors as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes thanks to wide availability of vaccines in the U.S., but they’re trying to avoid alienating staff.

Employers and employees don't agree on what a return-to-normal looks like in a post-COVID world. But to move forward with success, they must see eye-to-eye.

When you reopen your accounting firm, will the woman employees come back? Maybe not.

Working remotely from abroad could bring some thorny tax problems.

The pandemic has been going on so long that it can be hard to imagine what things will look like afterward -- but businesses need to start preparing now for their eventual emergence, according to Cynthia Romano and Kevin Clancy of CohnReznick.

The board released updated implementation guidance for its leases standard, along with other accounting standards for state and local governments.

The work-from-home environment is producing tax complexities for companies and their human resources departments.

A new report from the Association for Accounting Marketing and the Hinge Research Institute found that the last year-plus had a positive impact on firms by accelerating key tech and process changes.

Business executives who are CPAs are feeling more optimistic about the U.S. economy than they’ve felt in the past three years.

Employment in the private sector increased by 978,000 jobs last month, payroll giant ADP reported, as the economy slowly continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

They claim the provision to prevent them from using federal money to fund lower taxes is unconstitutional.

The foundation’s annual report highlights the boards’ efforts to support stakeholders in the pandemic.

Uncertainty around coming tax changes and the coronavirus pandemic are making it harder for tax pros to plan.

As the pandemic moves into its final stages, accountants need to be planning their own and their clients' exits.

Revenues weren’t hit as hard as many expected, but the changes to the landscape of tax are still enormous, according to experts at Avalara’s Crush event.

The Internal Revenue Service issued more than 4.4 million Economic Impact Payments last year totaling more than $5.5 billion to potentially ineligible people, according to a new report.

During the pandemic, small-business owners have been relying on their accountants for more than just bookkeeping.

Auditors are taking advantage of the remote auditing capabilities they used during the pandemic to do more types of audits and expand priorities like fraud detection and cybersecurity.

Three of the biggest obstacles businesses face are financial instability, bringing employees back to the office, and developing a COVID-19 vaccine policy. Accountants can help clients through each of these areas.