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Zone & Co Launches ZoneBilling AI Assistant
IRS Extends Tax Deadlines Until May For Helene Victims
Avantax Acquires SEP Financial Services
Sovos Launches Indirect Tax Suite for SAP, Enhances Clean Core Readiness
Covid-19 Having Significant Impact on Financial Auditors
Although digital advances continue to influence how audits are conducted and how evidence is gathered, as well as aspects of the reporting process, for many firms the crisis is creating a systemic shock to normal client engagement activities.
American Financial Satisfaction Sees Largest Drop in a Decade
The most notable factor driving the quarter-over-quarter PFSi decline was the PFS 750 Market index, an AICPA proprietary stock index comprised of the 750 largest companies trading on the US Market.
New Jersey Society of CPAs Grants More Than $380,000 in Accounting Scholarships
More than 220 high school and college accounting students applied for the awards, with students from Rutgers University, The College of New Jersey and Seton Hall topping the list of college recipients.
Thomson Reuters and Prime Global Partner to Promote Inclusivity and Diversity
The series will focus on a variety of issues, from corporate planning in an evolving accounting ecosystem to diversity within the profession. Leaders from both Thomson Reuters and PrimeGlobal will participate in a series of virtual events highlighting ...
21 Million Taxpayers Delayed Filing Past April 15
As of April 17, 2020, the IRS reported that 115,961,000 individuals had filed their 2019 tax returns, compared to 137,233,000 returns filed for 2018 by April 19, 2019. That is 21,272,000 less— a drop-off of 15.5%.
SSI, VA Benefit Recipients and RR Retirees Must Act by May 5 to Add Dependents
Supplemental Security Income and Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries need to act by May 5 if they didn’t file a tax return in 2018 or 2019 and have dependents so they can quickly receive the full amount of their Economic Impact Payment.
American Financial Satisfaction Sees Largest Drop in a Decade
As the COVID-19 pandemic has strained the U.S. economy and put millions out of work, Americans have experienced the biggest drop in their personal financial satisfaction in more than a decade.
CARES Act Allows Employers to Defer Employer Portion of Social Security Payroll Taxes
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was signed into law on March 27, 2020, businesses may delay paying the employer portion of the Social Security payroll taxes on wages paid for the period from ...