Accounting

AccuFund

April 14, 2020 

How AccuFund Helped a Local Government Keep Serving Citizens

Although the city’s administrative staff are considered essential government workers, city clerk Amber Hinton determined that most could work from home. Her office oversees operations of several departments, including financial, payroll, payables, ...

tax-scam

April 14, 2020 

Tax Scammers are Still in Business, Warns IRS

The IRS, state tax agencies and the nation’s tax industry continue to see an upswing in data thefts from tax professionals as cybercriminals try to take advantage of COVID-19 and Economic Impact Payments to create new scams.

ICPAs Illinois logo

April 14, 2020 

Illinois’ Top CPA Exam Performers Honored With Excel Award

The Excel Awards were established in 1984 by the Illinois CPA Society Board of Directors to recognize new CPAs and CPA candidates for outstanding performance on the Uniform CPA Exam. Honorees must achieve a total average score of 90 or above, complete ...

audit

April 13, 2020 

Some Businesses Choosing Debt Over Selling Stock to Avoid Audit

While extremely low interest rates are generally assigned most of the responsibility for the debt explosion, regulatory factors have been implicated as well. Now research in a leading accounting journal newly identifies federal accounting regulations ...