Accounting

Institute of Management Accountants headquarters in Montvale, N.J.
Michael Cohn
April 14, 2020 5:05 PM

Small businesses are dealing with frustrating delays and changing guidance in applying for and receiving help from the Small Business Administration in its new Paycheck Protection Program.

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Kyle Walters
April 14, 2020 10:38 AM

The guys in the brown uniforms became United Problem Solvers; why are you still pushing tax returns?

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
Michael Cohn
April 13, 2020 3:06 PM

The Treasury Department has created a web-based portal through which state, local and tribal governments will be able to access payments to help offset the costs of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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FASB, GASB and FAF logos on the wall at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut
Michael Cohn
April 12, 2020 3:08 PM

The Financial Accounting Standards Board staff released a question-and-answer document to respond to questions about the lease accounting guidance for lease concessions in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Michael Cohn
April 8, 2020 4:44 PM

The Financial Accounting Standards Board plans to propose that private companies and nonprofits get an extra year to implement the lease accounting standard while also giving private franchisor companies an extra year for revenue recognition.

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“This provision acknowledges the procyclical nature of CECL is a threat to our economy and the ability for small businesses to access credit when they need it most," said Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo.
Neil Haggerty
April 7, 2020 9:30 PM

Measures that delay the Current Expected Credit Losses standard and reduce a community bank capital ratio are temporary, but the industry now sees an opening to argue that they should be permanent.

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GASB logo at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut
Michael Cohn
April 6, 2020 2:50 PM

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is working on several fronts to offer relief to state and local governments and other stakeholders in the midst of the pandemic, including delaying the effective date of some standards.

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Jim Buttonow
April 6, 2020 9:11 AM

Even as they still have to deal with tax season, the service is tasked with handling much of the stimulus packages.

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Institute of Management Accountants president and CEO Jeff Thomson
IMA
Michael Cohn
April 3, 2020 4:52 PM

Chief financial officers are playing a key role in helping their companies cope with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and the economic devastation it’s causing, according to officials from the Institute of Management Accountants.

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FASB, GASB and FAF logos on the wall at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut
Michael Cohn
April 2, 2020 12:37 PM

The Financial Accounting Standards Board will be meeting next week to discuss the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on its stakeholders, including pushing back the effective dates of some of its upcoming accounting standards.

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