Value-pricing app Bookgel starts crowdfunding
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.
BKD buys Indianapolis firm Hamernik
The Top 100 Firm has acquired an Indianapolis-based consulting firm that offers restructuring and business advisory services, effective March 1.
Momentum builds for delaying tax deadline
Leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee and accounting groups are calling for extending the tax deadline to give the IRS, taxpayers and tax professionals an extra three months.
FICPA appoints new president and CEO
The Florida Institute of CPAs has tapped association executive Shelly Weir as its new president and CEO.
IFRS Foundation moves ahead on international sustainability standards board
The International Financial Accounting Standards Foundation is pushing forward on a proposal to set up an international sustainability standards board it would oversee along with the International Accounting Standards Board.
IFRS Foundation moves ahead on international sustainability standards board
AICPA calls for later PPP deadline, revisions to guidance
Confusion around the program and other stimulus measures may be preventing small businesses from getting the help they need.
SEC creates task force to enforce ESG disclosures
The Securities and Exchange Commission has formed a Climate and ESG Task Force in its enforcement division to identify misconduct in environmental, social and governance reporting.
AICPA urges delay in tax deadline until June 15
The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service to push back the tax filing and payment deadline for two months.
Employers added 389K jobs in February, but cut 1.5K in accounting
Employment increased by a robust 379,000 jobs in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although there was a drop in accounting and bookkeeping services positions.
Employers added 389K jobs in February, but cut 1.5K in accounting
AICPA asks Congress for deadline extension on PPP loans
The American Institute of CPAs has requested an extension of at least 60 days from Congress on the March 31 deadline for submitting applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans.