Work-from-home tools to master: Zoom for video conferencing
Even though everyone is using Zoom, it’s amazing how few people have actually spent time learning how to use it effectively. There’s no excuse for that.
Leadership’s role in driving business development
Business development is the lifeblood of any professional services firm, or any organization that sells anything for that matter.
Tax Fraud Blotter: Class act
Philly fraud; under development; ran but couldn’t hide; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
White House dissatisfaction slows IRS payroll tax guidance
The administration wants employers, not employees, to be responsible for paying back the Social Security levies when they come due next year.
China makes concessions on U.S. audit standoff
China is calling for direct talks to solve a years-long dispute that threatens global markets.
Grant Thornton furthers diversity and inclusion efforts
The Top 10 Firm announced that it will implement new training programs for staff, along with monetary donations to social justice programs.
White House draws doubt with claim of $75B in opportunity zone funds for poor areas
The Trump administration’s signature tax break to help poor communities may or may not be working.
White House draws doubt with claim of B in opportunity zone funds for poor areas
SEC reduces disclosures of legal proceedings, climate change and human capital risks
The changes represent probably the biggest overhaul of Regulation S-K disclosures in more than three decades.
SEC reduces disclosures of legal proceedings, climate change and human capital risks
CPA firms' hiring of accounting grads down 30%
The hiring of accounting graduates by CPA firms has declined 30 percent in recent years, and Illinois CPA Society president and CEO Todd Shapiro hopes to reverse that trend.
The importance of employer branding during a crisis
As if marketing an accounting firm wasn’t challenging enough, throw in COVID-19 along with political, social and economic upheaval, and you’ve got a challenge for the ages.