COVID-19 news and information for CPAs

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November 14, 2022

One deadline approaches for over 9 million eligible for pandemic-era benefits

In October, the IRS said it would leave Free File open for an extra month, until Thursday, so eligible taxpayers can claim their share of several benefits including the 2021 recovery rebate credit, the child tax credit, and the earned income tax credit.

October 21, 2022

Resources for organizations requiring an audit related to COVID-19 relief

AICPA & CIMA tools can assist organizations new to single audits or similar compliance engagements.

October 17, 2022

Understand the tax consequences of remote work

CPAs can play crucial roles in helping navigate the evolving landscape as state tax authorities ramp up efforts to source additional revenue from out-of-state workers and the companies they work for.

August 24, 2022

IRS relieves penalties for 2019 and 2020

As part of COVID-19 pandemic relief, the IRS will automatically abate failure-to-file penalties for certain tax and information returns and refund those penalties already paid.

August 10, 2022

Bills extend statute of limitation for prosecuting PPP, EIDL fraud

President Joe Biden signed bills that give the government more time to catch and prosecute fraud related to two of the most popular COVID-19 small business relief programs.

June 1, 2022

Is it time to rethink your firm’s physical footprint?

The rise of remote work is an opportunity to
evaluate where work gets done.

May 6, 2022

Accounting for employee retention credits

Companies that received financial assistance during the pandemic have questions about which standards to apply related to accounting for the ERC.

April 7, 2022

CPA Q&A: Parenthood in the pandemic and finance purpose statements

A CPA leader discusses his love of space leading to a job at Virgin Galactic, how finance purpose statements can be “a guiding light,” and advice for aspiring accountants in this podcast episode with transcript.

April 1, 2022

How accounting firms deal with hybrid working

Switching from remote to hybrid working brings
with it challenges accounting firms have not had to
deal with before. Here is how five firms are tackling
these challenges.

March 22, 2022

Advice for building strong personal connections in a hybrid world

A CPA firm leader shares advice on collaboration and learning to be vulnerable and explains why accountants seeking board service shouldn’t focus on the role of treasurer.