Coronavirus

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By Mark Niquette
July 6, 2020 12:01 PM

The Trump administration released details of almost 4.9 million loans to businesses – from sole proprietors to restaurant and hotel chains – under the federal government’s largest coronavirus relief program so far, the $669 billion Paycheck Protection Program.

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By Alexis Leondis
July 6, 2020 9:58 AM

The 2017 tax law eliminated the federal write-offs previously allowed for unreimbursed business expenses and home offices, along with most other miscellaneous itemized deductions.

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Michael Cohn
July 2, 2020 3:30 PM

Three worldwide accounting groups have banded together to issue a report offering guidance on how CFOs and finance teams can steer their organizations toward long-term value creation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Michael Cohn
July 2, 2020 2:53 PM

The Internal Revenue Service is extending timelines for performing some of the actions associated with the low-income housing tax credit and bonds for qualified residential rental projects to give businesses more time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Michael Cohn
July 2, 2020 2:15 PM

Audit firms can enhance the reliability of environmental, social and governance reporting, according to a new report from the Center for Audit Quality.

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Lee Frederiksen
July 2, 2020 1:07 PM

Finding ways to not just maintain revenues but increase them is becoming Job One for accounting practices large and small in the pandemic.

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By Erik Wasson, Laura Litvan and Josh Wingrove
July 2, 2020 12:23 PM

With a resurgence of the coronavirus threatening a nascent rebound of the U.S. economy, the White House and Congress are under increased pressure to come to terms on another round of stimulus.

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Michael Cohn
July 2, 2020 11:44 AM

The unemployment rate fell to 11.1 percent, as employees returned to work despite the ongoing spread of COVID-19.

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By Billy House and Erik Wasson
July 2, 2020 10:08 AM

The House gave final last-minute congressional approval Wednesday to extending the popular loan program for small businesses until Aug. 8, hours after the deadline for applications lapsed with more than $130 billion still available.

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Michael Cohn
July 1, 2020 3:59 PM

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board are under new chairmen Wednesday after their long-serving leaders completed their second terms.

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