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December 7, 2020

PCAOB changes 2021 inspection focus areas as a result of COVID-19

PCAOB inspectors will focus more in 2021 on industries and audit areas that have experienced disruption as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Inspectors also will try to become more unpredictable in the audits and areas they examine.

December 7, 2020

What CPAs have learned during COVID-19

Nine CPAs discuss the difficulties and silver linings they encountered in 2020 and the lessons they learned along the way.

December 3, 2020

AICPA and trade associations ask Congress to fix PPP loan deductibility

In a letter to Congress, dated Dec. 3, hundreds of national trade associations and their state and regional affiliates asked that legislation be enacted before the end of 2020 reversing the IRS’s position that amounts forgiven in loans under the PPP be nondeductible business expenses.

December 3, 2020

Threats to licensing remain a concern for CPAs amid pandemic

The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is posing new challenges to state professional licensing statutes. CPAs have a role to play in advocating for responsible licensing regulation.

December 3, 2020

Expenses used for PPP loan forgiveness: Deductible or not?

Two experts look at the issue of the deductibility of expenses paid with PPP loan funds and conclude that they should be deductible.

December 2, 2020

Auditing fraud risk during a pandemic

Fraud risk in the financial statements has been elevated amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what practitioners need to know as they audit the risks of fraud during their engagements.

December 2, 2020

Succession issues surge at accounting firms

According to the 2020 Succession Planning Survey, more than half of multi-owner firms (55%) said they are currently experiencing succession challenges, up from 26% in 2016.

December 2, 2020

New report highlights digital transformation during COVID-19 and beyond

Get some insights on how CPAs and finance professionals are using technology solutions to change their businesses in the era of COVID-19. A new report will guide a long-term, strategic approach to drive digital success, manage risk and streamline costs.

December 1, 2020

Tech tools

3 ways to professionalize your Zoom presence … Fun farm

December 1, 2020

The COVID-19 era: Planning for the year end and beyond

Tax-savvy and risk-averse strategies come to the fore.

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Build reusable Skills in Anthropic’s Claude AI

Instead of rewriting prompts each time, CPAs can turn routine tasks into reusable AI Skills. This Technology Q&A walks through how to build Claude Skills that process files, ask setup questions, and export clean Excel outputs.