How COVID-19 changed communications strategy  

The worst thing we can do is nothing. Accounting firms need to stay in the game, stay ahead of their competition and stay in front of clients.

How COVID-19 changed communications strategy  


Wirecard echoes in Austrian bank fraud raise awkward questions

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.

Wirecard echoes in Austrian bank fraud raise awkward questions


Corporate sustainability reporting is growing up

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.

Corporate sustainability reporting is growing up


Business groups warn of ‘substantial tax liability’ from payroll tax deferral

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other organizations are sounding the alarm about the impact of President Trump’s order.

Business groups warn of ‘substantial tax liability’ from payroll tax deferral


In the blogs: Any questions?

Working at home and tax breaks; yet more PPP; down under; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

In the blogs: Any questions?


Top 10 ways companies cook the books

With the recent economic slowdown, companies are under increased pressure to show stability, or even growth, and paint a rosy picture for investors.

Top 10 ways companies cook the books


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