Accounting
Firms giving back: Grant Thornton names Purple Paladin recipient
Blumshapiro Foundation donates $24K to support New England food banks; and the Georgia Society 7th annual Georgia Accounting Food Fight goes virtual to end hunger. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/firms-giving-back-grant-thornton-names-purple-paladin-recipient
Read MoreFloQast adds amortization automation, and is hiring
The new capabilities automatically calculate the monthly amortization, remaining balance, and full account reconciliation required for prepaid expense and simple deferred revenue accounts. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/floqast-adds-amortization-automation-and-is-hiring
Read MoreStimulus talks are stuck in $1T ditch over aid to states
There’s little chance of agreement on a new federal coronavirus relief plan without a compromise on the roughly $1 trillion in aid to beleaguered state and local governments that Democrats demand and the White House opposes. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/stimulus-talks-are-stuck-in-1t-ditch-over-aid-to-states
Read MoreFines and Forfeitures and Racial Disparities
Increasingly visible instances of police violence against Black people in the United States have sparked nationwide protests and calls to defund the police or to…
Read MorePeople & firms on the move: Dembo Jones names co-CEOs and CFO
FICPA welcomes next class to emerging leaders program; Anders adds St. Louis firm; and more CPA news. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/people-firms-on-the-move-dembo-jones-names-co-ceos-and-cfo
Read MoreDraftKings, FanDuel fees deemed taxable in landmark IRS memo
Daily fantasy sports companies must pay federal excise tax on their entry fees, the IRS has decided, according to an internal memo that could cause a major shakeup in the industry. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/draftkings-fanduel-fees-deemed-taxable-in-landmark-irs-memo
Read MoreContrary to Popular Belief, Value-Added Taxes Found to Be Slightly Progressive
Up until now value-added taxes (VAT) were considered to be highly regressive taxes. Numerous studies have found that VAT appears to be regressive when measured as a percentage of current income. Nevertheless, a recent OECD paper used household expenditures microdata from 27 OECD countries to reassess this often-made conclusion that VAT is regressive. Value-added taxes…
Read MoreTax Fraud Blotter: Well-dressed thieves
Reaching across the Isle; room disservice; game of tag; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/tax-fraud-blotter-well-dressed-thieves
Read MoreNebraska’s Property Tax Compromise Provides Temporary Relief, but Structural Reform Is Still Needed
On the last day of Nebraska’s recently reconvened 2020 legislative session, legislators today granted final approval to LB1107, a bill to provide state income tax relief to help offset local property taxes paid, as well as to make adjustments to Nebraska’s business incentives program. This compromise is the result of many months of negotiations in…
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