Lessons to learn from the coronavirus

Make note of what your firm is doing right – and wrong – through this crisis.

Lessons to learn from the coronavirus


What type of firm are you?

Difficult times hold up a mirror to your practice. What will you see?

What type of firm are you?


The Visionary Group creates platform to make bringing in new business easier

The Enterprise Assessment platform is a cloud-based advisory tool for accountants to identify client needs, win new prospects and drive firm growth.

The Visionary Group creates platform to make bringing in new business easier


Discussing fees in the midst of a crisis

What you’re charging clients is a delicate subject even in the best of times, and the current crisis makes it even more uncomfortable. Sarah Dobek of Inovautus Consulting offers advice on how to handle this complicated topic.

Discussing fees in the midst of a crisis


IRS postpones Enrolled Agent exams due to coronavirus

The Internal Revenue Service announced that it is delaying its Special Enrollment Examination tests for Enrolled Agents due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic shutting down its testing centers.

IRS postpones Enrolled Agent exams due to coronavirus


H&R Block to offer free tax prep to frontline workers

Starting in May, preparation will be free for police, firefighters, EMTs and health care workers.

H&R Block to offer free tax prep to frontline workers


AICPA makes recommendations for PPP loan forgiveness under coronavirus stimulus

The American Institute of CPAs offered suggestions on how the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program should deal with forgiving loans.

AICPA makes recommendations for PPP loan forgiveness under coronavirus stimulus


Treasury plans to reclaim stimulus payments sent to deceased

The U.S. Treasury Department is planning to instruct people whose deceased relatives received coronavirus stimulus payments to return the money to the federal government, according to a department spokesman.

Treasury plans to reclaim stimulus payments sent to deceased


Connecticut to partner with local firms to expand captive insurance program

The State of Connecticut Insurance Department has launched an initiative to work with local accounting firms on a program to expand their presence in the captive insurance company market.

Connecticut to partner with local firms to expand captive insurance program


IAASB proposes to improve group audits

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has released an exposure draft of a standard for improving the quality of audits of group financial statements.

IAASB proposes to improve group audits