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Diversity efforts falling short in accounting and finance

The accounting and finance profession is having trouble retaining employees from different racial, ethnic and gender backgrounds, but there are some strategies organizations can use to hold onto diverse employees. A study released in February by the Institute of Management Accountants and the California Society of CPAs found that 43

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‘Managed dissatisfaction’ during tax season

Remember Blockbuster Video? It wasn’t so long ago that Blockbuster dominated the video rental space with 9,000 stores worldwide and close to $6 billion in revenue. Remember the annoying late fees Blockbuster kept charging customers pre-Netflix/Amazon? Those late fees were actually part of Blockbuster’s business model. They said, “That’s just

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On the move: Baker Tilly names new chief of staff

Garret Layman BKD, St. Louis, released the new tool BKDpulse, a dashboard suite enabling college and university leaders to assess how their institution’s financial metrics and performance indicators compare to their industry peers. Anders CPAs + Advisors, St. Louis, was selected by producers of the TV show “World’s Greatest…” to

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IRS issues guidance on taxability of dependent care assistance

The Internal Revenue Service has clarified that dependent care benefits that are attributable to carryovers or have an extended period for incurring claims generally are not taxable for this year and next. Notice 2021-26 says that if these dependent care benefits would have been excluded from income if used during

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Social and political factors driving company financial plans

Financial executives are eyeing tax changes expected in the Biden administration, demands for more environmental, social and governance reporting, and diversity efforts. A new survey from OneStream Software and Hanover Research, released Tuesday, polled CFOs and other finance leaders about their plans for 2021 and found that 86% of the

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AICPA asks IRS for tax relief for inventory liquidations

The American Institute of CPAs wants the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to help businesses facing foreign trade obstacles to maintaining inventory during the pandemic. The AICPA requested relief under Section 473 of the Tax Code, which allows qualified taxpayers to mitigate any substantial, unexpected increases to taxable

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‘We Build The Wall’ co-founder Kolfage indicted in tax case

Brian Kolfage, whose work with Stephen Bannon to raise money for a U.S.-Mexico border wall resulted in a federal fraud indictment last year, faces new tax fraud charges. Kolfage, a disabled Air Force veteran, was indicted in Pensacola, Florida, this week for filing a false tax return and fraud. Federal

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RSM acquires practice from Rego

RSM US, a Top 10 Firm based in Chicago, is buying Rego Consulting’s ServiceNow workflow automation practice and plans to combine it with RSM’s own. The firms have signed an agreement for RSM to acquire the ServiceNow practice from Salt Lake City-based Rego Consulting, with the transaction expected to close

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