Accounting
KPMG gets reprimand from U.K. regulator over reserves audits
The firm admitted shortcomings in three years of work for a client, which had to restate its distributable reserves twice. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/kpmg-gets-reprimand-from-u-k-regulator-over-reserves-audits
Read MoreDeadline extended: Accounting Today’s 2020 VAR 100
Accounting Today is putting together its VAR 100 ranking of the top value-added resellers of accounting and accounting-related software by revenue. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/deadline-extended-accounting-todays-2020-var-100
Read MoreQuickBooks boosts reports for accountants, upgrades Enterprise edition
The June QuickBooks update has brought bolstered reporting capabilities for QuickBooks Online and QBO Accountant, and a new tier for QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise that offers assisted payroll and industry-specific editions. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/quickbooks-boosts-reports-for-accountants-upgrades-enterprise-edition
Read MoreTax Fraud Blotter: Bad Lux
Disunion; $13K in cigars; ‘til theft do us part; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/tax-fraud-blotter-bad-lux
Read MoreColorado Tobacco Tax Bill Includes Positive Change
Thursday, Colorado Representatives Yadira Caraveo (D) and Julie McCluskie (D) as well as Senators Rhonda Fields (D) and Dominick Moreno (D) introduced HB1427 which, if approved by voters in November, would increase tobacco taxes in Colorado in three stages beginning January 2021. The tax on cigarettes would increase to $1.94 in 2021, to $2.24 in…
Read MoreCPAs commit to more diversity in wake of George Floyd killing
Ohio Society of CPAs president and CEO Scott Wiley, PwC US chairman Tim Ryan and Oracle executive director Kimberly Ellison-Taylor discussed the impact of racism on the profession. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/cpas-commit-to-more-diversity-in-wake-of-george-floyd-killing
Read MoreGASB proposes guidance for CARES Act and coronavirus
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a proposed technical bulletin Thursday from its staff with application guidance on the CARES Act and outflows incurred by state and local governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/gasb-proposes-guidance-for-cares-act-and-coronavirus
Read MoreCash payments for donated leave aren’t comp: IRS
It won’t count as income to employees, but they also won’t be able to deduct it. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/cash-payments-for-donated-leave-arent-comp-irs
Read MoreNew Jersey Considers Bonds Paid for by Statewide Property Tax
As New Jersey lawmakers grapple with reduced revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic and the related economic downturn, they have turned to an unusual solution: the issuance of bonds that would be repaid, if necessary, through temporarily higher sales and property taxes. A4175, the vehicle for this option, has passed the Senate and moved to…
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