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November 18, 2020

Letters signed by AICPA raise concerns about PPP Loan Necessity Questionnaires

The AICPA is among 80 organizations that have signed a pair of letters to SBA, Treasury and congressional leaders calling on the agencies to temporarily suspend use of the new Paycheck Protection Program Loan Necessity Questionnaires.

November 17, 2020

IRS commissioner: Penalty relief will not be ‘blanket’

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig told attendees at the AICPA National Tax & Sophisticated Online Tax Conference not to expect blanket penalty relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and he addressed other effects of the pandemic on the agency.

November 16, 2020

Quiz: Are you ready for year-end planning during a pandemic?

When it comes time to put on your year-end planning hat, will you be prepared to provide the best tax and financial planning advice to clients? Take this quiz to see if you’re ready to tackle year-end planning for 2020.

November 10, 2020

Bring the remote work trend into your accounting classroom

Use this trend as a springboard into discussing the impact of technology on accounting.

November 9, 2020

Managing perceptions as a public-sector accountant

This article discusses ways those in public-sector finance can handle public perceptions of spending on things like travel and overtime without compromising on the work they need to do.

November 6, 2020

SBA to require PPP loan necessity form from large borrowers

Businesses and not-for-profits that received $2 million or more in PPP loans must complete one of two new loan necessity questionnaires the SBA is sending to lenders for distribution to borrowers.

November 4, 2020

Companies rethink the office, but they’re not ready to say goodbye

Most plan to keep their current real estate, but they are reimagining what that space could look like.

November 3, 2020

9 tips for successful auditing of revenue recognition

A new standard and the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic make auditing revenue recognition difficult. These tips can help.

November 3, 2020

IRS announces help with tax debt

The IRS said it was revising its procedures to help taxpayers who cannot pay their taxes because of the pandemic. The new program is called the Taxpayer Relief Initiative.

November 2, 2020

Developing a strategic audit plan

This article outlines steps CPAs should consider when developing strategic audit plans for their own clients.

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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.