The strengths of great firm leaders

Great leaders accept responsibility and look at the mistakes of others or their own as a teaching moment.

The strengths of great firm leaders


IRS plans to send 13.9M taxpayers extra interest on their tax refunds amid coronavirus

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department plan to send interest payments averaging $18 to approximately 13.9 million individual taxpayers who filed their 2019 federal income tax returns on time and are receiving tax refunds.

IRS plans to send 13.9M taxpayers extra interest on their tax refunds amid coronavirus


South Africa’s biggest cement maker PPC finds accounting errors

PPC Ltd., South Africa’s largest cement maker, plunged deeper into crisis after reporting accounting errors and delaying the release of full-year earnings for a second time.

South Africa’s biggest cement maker PPC finds accounting errors


AICPA Foundation grants 2020 high school scholarships

Ten high school students across the country will receive $2,000 each to continue their accounting studies into college.

AICPA Foundation grants 2020 high school scholarships


Trump pledges tax credits, tariffs to redirect jobs from China

President Donald Trump said he’ll punish American companies that move jobs abroad and reward firms with tax breaks for shifting work from China to the U.S., proposals aimed at hastening the decoupling of the world’s largest economies.

Trump pledges tax credits, tariffs to redirect jobs from China


PwC ramps up child care benefits for virtual back-to-school

The Big Four firm says they wanted to recognize the challenges parents and caregivers are facing during the pandemic.

PwC ramps up child care benefits for virtual back-to-school


Last round of ITINs will expire this year

The IRS is warning about the next round of annual expirations.

Last round of ITINs will expire this year


Employers wait for guidance on payroll tax deferral

Delaying tax payments is one thing; forgiving them is another thing entirely.

Employers wait for guidance on payroll tax deferral


The future of DAS

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.

The future of DAS


GASB readies further standards under new chairman

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.

GASB readies further standards under new chairman