COVID-19 news and information for CPAs

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July 1, 2020

Alan Jowers, CPA

Building relationships is a key to helping clients achieve their mission, according to Alan Jowers, CPA, a partner with Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC.

June 30, 2020

PPP lender accounting issues addressed by new TQAs

New Technical Questions and Answers issued by the AICPA discuss accounting issues lenders have encountered related to the Paycheck Protection Program.

June 30, 2020

IRS will not postpone July 15 deadline

The IRS announced that it will not further postpone federal tax filing and payment deadlines beyond July 15.

June 30, 2020

PPP: Client forgiveness services Q&As for CPAs

Here are tips that help CPAs understand which service they should provide as well as other important issues related to the PPP.

June 29, 2020

How COVID-19 taught new ways to work

Changes once considered radical have become the norm in the accounting profession. Firm leaders share their lessons learned.

June 29, 2020

Working from home: What does the future hold?

Tom Hood, CPA/CITP, CGMA, shares what the pandemic-fueled acceleration of work-from-home practices means for business in the future.

June 27, 2020

New PPP guidance addresses maturity dates, loan amounts

Updated guidance issued by the Treasury Department and the U.S. SBA addresses PPP loan maturity dates for all borrowers as well as maximum loan amounts for certain self-employed individuals.

June 26, 2020

How to handle the 2020 PTO backlog

With few employees taking extended time off this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, firms will inevitably face scheduling challenges as the year ends.

June 26, 2020

Handling nondisclosure compilations amid the pandemic

Compilations of financial statements that omit substantially all disclosures can provide challenges for CPAs as the pandemic hurts clients’ businesses. Here’s how CPAs can handle the challenging judgments in these engagements.

June 24, 2020