The American Institute of CPAs is proposing to revise its quality management standards to take a more risk-based approach targeted at the types of engagements performed by the CPA firm. The AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board issued an exposure draft Thursday of a set of three interrelated proposed standards to address
The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance on how educators can deduct out-of-pocket expenses for personal protective equipment to safeguard teachers in the classroom during the pandemic. The guidance, released Thursday in Revenue Procedure 2021-15, provides information on one of the provisions of the stimulus package that Congress approved in December.
A record number of CFOs in S&P 500 companies stepped down last year, partly due to the turmoil facing their companies from the coronavirus pandemic. An analysis by The Wall Street Journal found that 37 CFOs resigned in 2020, a 27.6 percent increase from 2019. The average number in the
You do the meth; what’s in a name?; snow job; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Junior achievements New Bern, North Carolina: Preparer Antoinette Charmane Becton, 40, has pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting and conspiracy to defraud the IRS. Authorities used an informant and
Coronavirus-related government policies and regulations that could affect business performance ranked as the top risk cited by board members and C-suite executives, according to a new survey. The annual survey, released Wednesday by the consulting firm Protiviti and North Carolina State University, ranks the top 10 risks seen by 1,081
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The Internal Revenue Service is clarifying its guidance on provisions of the coronavirus relief legislation that provide tax credits to employers offering paid sick leave and family leave to workers. The IRS updated the frequently asked questions page about the tax credits on Friday. The tax credits were part of
As a fresh round of federal relief loans is getting distributed to U.S. small firms hit by a pandemic crisis that will soon stretch to a year, new research shows that last year’s tranches of the Paycheck Protection Program covered less than a month of business expenses. PPP loans provided
Small businesses in Nebraska, Oklahoma and other rural states have been the most successful at getting federal pandemic relief in the $284 billion round of aid that opened this month, buoyed by a new rule that authorizes loans to many farms that didn’t qualify before. Measured by their share of