CalCPA forms diversity commission

The California Society of CPAs has created a commission to focus on diversity, equity and inclusion issues in the CPA profession. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/calcpa-forms-diversity-commission

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PwC global revenues inch up 3% to $43B, but are hit by COVID

PricewaterhouseCoopers saw its global revenue grow in the first nine months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, but the final three months showed a slowdown due to the impact of the novel coronavirus on clients and the broader economy. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/pwc-global-revenues-inch-up-3-to-43b-but-are-hit-by-covid

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Accounting in space

As humanity explores the stars and starts to do business there, it will require significant innovations in accounting, according to Dr. Hank Alewine, associate professor of accounting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/podcast/accounting-in-space

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IRS begins settlements of syndicated conservation easements

The Internal Revenue Service has completed its first settlement order with the operator of a syndicated conservation easement scheme as part of a broader crackdown on what the IRS views as abusive tax scams. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-begins-settlements-of-syndicated-conservation-easements

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Art of Accounting: Advising a client to sell or buy a business

There are no undergraduate and very few graduate courses on advising clients that want to sell their business or who want to buy a business. When I started my career, there were no CPE courses either. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/art-of-accounting-advising-a-client-to-sell-or-buy-a-business

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Wirecard inquiry probes why Germany missed fraud of century

Germany’s blame game over Wirecard AG’s collapse is focusing on the question of why authorities failed to take a harder look at the payments company before it became the country’s biggest accounting scandal in living memory. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/wirecard-inquiry-probes-why-germany-missed-fraud-of-century

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