Coronavirus

A worker sprays sanitizer into the hands of a shopper at a supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa in May.
Paul Epperlein
July 8, 2020 1:00 PM

A “new normal” is framing day-to-day life as those in professional services return to work.

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CFPB headquarters
D. Lynn DeVault
July 8, 2020 10:43 AM

Consumers now have more control over their own financial decisions and loan options.

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Deloitte building in Ottawa
Michael Cohn
July 7, 2020 6:34 PM

Deloitte is helping its corporate clients get ready to prepare their quarterly financial statements in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, as its own employees grow more accustomed to doing remote audits while working from home.

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Ben Schack, head of digital partnerships for BMO Harris Bank
Miriam Cross
July 7, 2020 2:49 PM

The days of meeting with mentors and pitching investors in person are at least temporarily over, but fintech incubators, accelerators and boot camps are finding creative ways to replicate these valuable experiences online.

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A customer shops for paper towels at a supermarket in Trenton, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, March 16, 2020. All New Jersey schools must close starting March 18 for at least two weeks as state officials try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, Governor Murphy said. Photographer: David 'Dee' Delgado/Bloomberg
Michael Cohn
July 7, 2020 2:49 PM

The American Institute of CPAs has organized a coalition of 21 business trade groups to push for help for businesses' short-term liquidity needs.

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Daniel Hood
July 7, 2020 12:01 PM

A new study also found that accountants are, by and large, very pleased with how their firms have responded to the pandemic.

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Michael Cohn
July 7, 2020 10:09 AM

This year is expected to be the worst for the global economy since World War II, according to a new survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants.

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BBVA signage
Laura Alix
July 6, 2020 5:17 PM

BBVA USA in Birmingham, Ala., says it will use a proprietary score based on multiple sources of coronavirus-related information to determine when certain branches are ready for walk-in traffic.

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GASB logo at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut
Michael Cohn
July 6, 2020 5:03 PM

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a technical bulletin with guidance for applying existing GASB standards to transactions related to the CARES Act and outflows incurred in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sign in front of IRS building in Washington, D.C.
IRS
Michael Cohn
July 6, 2020 3:52 PM

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department released proposed regulations and temporary regulations to offer guidance for consolidated groups on net operating losses in the wake of changes under both the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the CARES Act.

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