AuditBoard releases risk, compliance, audit solution RiskOversight

RiskOversight is designed to elevate and execute risk management programs across the enterprise, including risk identification, assessment, response, mitigation, and monitoring. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/auditboard-releases-risk-compliance-audit-solution-riskoversight

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Internal auditors are overlooking risks

Plans for internal audits often don’t take into account some of the most common risks, such as cybersecurity, governance and sustainability, according to a new report from the Institute of Internal Auditors. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/internal-auditors-are-overlooking-risks

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Summary of the OECD’s Impact Assessment on Pillar 1 and Pillar 2

In February, the OECD presented its preliminary impact assessment on the Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 proposals. The impact assessment includes estimated revenue and investment effects presented at a country group level (low-, middle- and high-income countries and investment hubs). The OECD estimates global corporate income tax revenues to increase by 4 percent if both pillars get implemented,…

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How to file Schedule H for your clients with household employees

As you’re gathering documents this tax season and preparing personal tax returns, you may come across clients who have employed domestic help in the past year. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/how-to-file-schedule-h-for-your-clients-with-household-employees

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Mnuchin to ask Congress for $850B virus stimulus package

The Treasury Secretary is expected to seek a third round of coronavirus-related economic stimulus, including postponing the due date for quarterly tax payments. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/mnuchin-to-ask-congress-for-850b-virus-stimulus-package

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Income Taxes Are More Volatile Than Sales Taxes During an Economic Contraction

With GDP forecasts turning sharply negative for the quarter, states are bracing for the worst—or will be when legislative sessions resume after the suspensions many have implemented in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Sunday, Goldman Sachs cut its second quarter U.S. GDP estimate from 0 percent to a stunning -5 percent, which would represent…

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A spur to change

Coronavirus is an opportunity for the accounting profession to make strides in two important areas. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/a-spur-to-change

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AICPA proposes guidance on insurance accounting

The American Institute of CPAs’s Financial Reporting Committee released working drafts of two pieces of implementation guidance for the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s long-duration insurance contracts standard. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aicpa-proposes-guidance-on-insurance-accounting

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