People & firms on the move: Marks Paneth elects new MP

Weaver appoints COO; Armanino introduces return-to-work solution suite; and more CPA news.

People & firms on the move: Marks Paneth elects new MP


How to structure multiple businesses

If you have clients who own more than one business, how they structure those companies can affect them from the legal and tax perspectives.

How to structure multiple businesses


Sovos buys unclaimed property business from Keane

As states turn to services like the Keane Unclaimed Property system to recoup losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sovos continues to position itself well for the post-pandemic world.

Sovos buys unclaimed property business from Keane


AccountingGo releases free accounting software, firm roster

The platform lists young, small firms within its software to promote and support entrepreneurship in the profession.

AccountingGo releases free accounting software, firm roster


McConnell’s stimulus waiting game turns into race against clock

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell waited until a key component of U.S. coronavirus aid was about to expire before drafting the Republican version of the next major relief bill, a decision that is increasingly looking like a significant miscalculation.

McConnell’s stimulus waiting game turns into race against clock


Republican plan would send more $1,200 stimulus checks in August

The 160 million Americans who got stimulus checks earlier this year would get another payment as soon as next month under a plan being negotiated by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Republican plan would send more ,200 stimulus checks in August


Financial satisfaction fell to five-year low amid coronavirus, says AICPA

The American Institute of CPAs reported Thursday that its Personal Financial Satisfaction Index declined 55 percent in the second quarter of the year, a level not seen since 2015, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to ravage consumer finances.

Financial satisfaction fell to five-year low amid coronavirus, says AICPA


Tax Fraud Blotter: Know when to hold 'em

Workin’ on the highway; school’s out; paycheck re-route; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Tax Fraud Blotter: Know when to hold 'em


M&A roundup: Sikich, BPM and Williams-Keepers expand

Sikich acquires Heinold Banwart; BPM merges in Warnick, Maestas & Maroney; and Williams-Keepers acquires Mid-Missouri Accounting Services.

M&A roundup: Sikich, BPM and Williams-Keepers expand


Ex-policeman who killed George Floyd charged with tax evasion

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was fired for kneeling on the neck of George Floyd until he died, sparking worldwide protests, has been charged with multiple counts of felony tax evasion over five years.

Ex-policeman who killed George Floyd charged with tax evasion