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IRS Commissioner Charles "Chuck" Rettig
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Michael Cohn
October 7, 2020 5:08 PM

Internal Revenue Service commissioner Chuck Rettig heard complaints from lawmakers about their constituents missing stimulus payments.

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Michael Cohn
October 7, 2020 2:19 PM

The document discusses some considerations involving the use of specialists when auditing financial statements during the pandemic.

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By Jon Prior
October 7, 2020 2:06 PM

Many consumers are taking to the highways and the water for safe getaways during the pandemic — powering one of the few bright spots in lending. However, bankers warn that boomlets usually come with distinctive credit risks.

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Rob Mander
October 7, 2020 11:34 AM

Conversations have already started about how the increased government expenditures to support citizens during the pandemic will be funded. But resisting the urge to increase taxes may be the best way to support economic growth.

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Michael Cohn
October 6, 2020 3:16 PM

Global confidence improved significantly in the third quarter of the year among accountants.

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Kate Fitzgerald
October 6, 2020 11:24 AM

Bank bill-payment sites have become less relevant over the last decade as more people go to billers’ websites to pay directly or use billers' mobile apps — often at the last minute. But the COVID-19 pandemic could flip the script on the $4.6 trillion bill-payment sector.

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Michael Cohn
October 5, 2020 5:39 PM

The board has voted to defer the effective date of its long-duration insurance contract standard for one year.

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Michael Cohn
October 5, 2020 3:36 PM

Corporate boards of directors are dealing with new problems in financial reporting and accounting.

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Michael Cohn
October 5, 2020 1:23 PM

Emilie Burnette, practice lead for state tax analysis and content at Bloomberg Tax & Accounting, talks about what states are doing about taxing companies whose employees are working across state borders during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what they are doing about sales taxes.

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Amy Vetter
October 5, 2020 11:21 AM

One of the great challenges of working remotely is replicating the interactions and relationships that develop naturally in a physical office.

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