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IRS Asked to Postpone Tax Filing and Payment Deadline until June 15, 2021
In a letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) called for the extension of the filing and payment deadline for the 2020 tax year until June 15, 2021.
AICPA Submits Recommendations on Employee Retention Credit
Following the submission of AICPA’s recommendations, the IRS released guidance on the ERC. However, the guidance failed to clarify whether wages paid to S corporation owners and their actively employed spouses qualify for the ERC if all other ...
Business Executives Optimistic on Economy, But Worry Over Inflation: AICPA Survey
While the percentage of business executives who expressed optimism about the U.S. economy rose from 37 percent to 47 percent this quarter, that still means the majority remain pessimistic or neutral. More than three-quarters (76 percent) of survey ...
5 Ways Business Can Build a Culture of Greater Gender Equality: International Women’s Day is March 8
Based on responses from recipients of the AICPA’s and CPA Practice Advisor’s 2020 Most Power Women in Accounting Awards, here are five things businesses can do to build a culture that provides greater gender equity in the workplace:
AICPA Says PPP Needs to Be Extended
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has called upon Congress to extend the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) March 31 loan application deadline. AICPA believes that Congress can still support small businesses and non-profits by ...
AICPA Urges IRS to Extend 2021 Tax Deadline
In a letter sent earlier last month, the AICPA called attention to the hardship that millions of taxpayers and tax practitioners are facing while making good faith efforts to comply with their tax obligations. The AICPA called for relief from ...
The Tops Skills Financial Planners Need to Succeed
The pandemic has presented challenges to planning firms and clients alike. Earlier this year, thought leaders in the financial planning space gathered online for the AICPA’s 2021 Personal Financial Planning (PFP) Summit to discuss best practices for ...
AICPA Proposes New Auditing Standard for Communication Between Past and New Financial Statement Auditors
The standard requires immediate past auditors and presumed successor auditors, once management consents to the past auditor responding, to communicate about potential NOCLAR situations. Examples of NOCLAR situations include, but are not limited to...