Some tax pros say the confusion caused by the pandemic require a delay; others say it should be unnecessary by now.

Preparers divided over postponing filing deadline

In a remote world, e-signature capabilities have become a must — not just for saving time, but for getting documents signed at all.

Intuit adds e-signature capabilities to QBO Advanced

A buy-sell agreement between the joint owners of a closely held business or professional practice is critical for the orderly continuation of the business following a “triggering event,” such as the death, divorce, disability, bankruptcy, retirement or termination of an owner.

Funded buy-sell agreements bring powerful benefits

The American Institute of CPAs opened registration for its 2021 Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop, to be held Oct. 13-15, 2021, in New Orleans.

AICPA seeks minority college students for 2021 Leadership Workshop

Dext has also released the Connect App for managing QuickBooks Desktop clients in the cloud.

Receipt Bank has changed its name to Dext

Since last tax season, many clients have reassessed their charitable giving.

Your clients may need to discuss charitable planning

The House is poised to send the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan to President Joe Biden for his signature, providing an economic boost that will last long after $1,400 stimulus checks start arriving in Americans’ accounts this month.

Biden stimulus nears finish line with House vote Wednesday

Zeni, a bookkeeping and accounting finance startup that leverages artificial intelligence, officially debuted Tuesday.

AI bookkeeping startup Zeni launches with .5M in funding

Bookgel, a cloud-based value-pricing app for accountants, has begun beta testing and hopes to raise money for development costs by starting a crowdfunding campaign.

Value-pricing app Bookgel starts crowdfunding

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