To ensure that discussion goes as smoothly as possible, aim to tailor your approach to your manager, focus on the positive, and remain open to creative compromise.
COVID-19 news and information
Use online resources to develop soft skills
In the world of online-based learning tools, it’s easier than ever for CPAs to improve their soft skills without leaving home.
Places and job candidates don’t always match in government finance
Remote work grows in popularity for these public-sector finance jobs.
SBA quadruples COVID-19 EIDL limit to $2 million
The SBA unveiled a menu of COVID-19 EIDL program modifications designed to make it easier for restaurants and other businesses particularly hard hit by the pandemic to take out EIDL loans.
Guidance issued on 2021 qualified sick and family leave wage reporting
Information reporting on Form W-2 or a separate statement allows self-employed taxpayers to claim qualified sick leave and qualified family leave equivalent credits.
COVID-19 resurgence, tight labor market lead to drop in optimism
Although finance professionals are optimistic about their own businesses’ economic prospects, the delta variant’s spread and scarcity of job seekers caused concerns that were reflected in a modest drop in the CPA Outlook Index in the AICPA Business and Industry Economic Outlook Survey.
Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program enters supplemental phase
The SBA is sending out invitations for Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) recipients to apply for supplemental funding from the $16.25 billion program.
Staffing and COVID-19 relief programs are firms’ top concerns in 2021
Hiring qualified staff emerged as the No. 1 concern of firms employing six or more people in the 2021 AICPA Private Companies Practice Section CPA Firm Top Issues survey.
Interruption of LIFO inventories due to COVID-19 and Sec. 473 relief
Global supply chain problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have made it difficult for US companies to replace inventories, potentially subjecting them to additional taxable income. The AICPA has requested relief under Sec. 473.
How to retain staff amid surging turnover
Experts theorize that the COVID-19 pandemic may have led to increased burnout and that employees who stayed in their jobs in 2020 now feel more comfortable leaving.
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