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Sean McCabe
August 20, 2020 12:55 PM

A survey of nearly 15,000 professionals found that those working in education and nonprofits felt it would take more than two years for the sectors to return to normal.

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Michael Moeser
August 20, 2020 9:36 AM

The COVID-19 pandemic has teed up a growth opportunity for the buy now, pay later (BNPL) financial industry, as recession worries made people receptive to entering short-term payment plans that can fit in a budget.

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7-Eleven is testing this checkout-free store in its Irving, Texas headquarters.
John Adams
August 20, 2020 12:01 AM

7-Eleven’s not a quick serve restaurant chain or an e-commerce marketplace, but it still found substantial use for its app as a way to quickly address the health worries of its customers.

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House Ways and Means Committee chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass.
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Michael Cohn
August 19, 2020 4:25 PM

House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal wants the IRS to quit sending balance due notices for now.

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Michael Cohn
August 19, 2020 3:37 PM

Financial execs take wait and see approach amid coronavirus uncertainty

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Steve Templeton
August 19, 2020 12:40 PM

Firm leaders have discovered that what they originally thought was unthinkable has made its way onto the partner priority list.

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Jody Padar
August 19, 2020 12:32 PM

The worst thing we can do is nothing. Accounting firms need to stay in the game, stay ahead of their competition and stay in front of clients.

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Michael Cohn
August 18, 2020 4:46 PM

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other organizations are sounding the alarm about the impact of President Trump’s order.

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Michael Cohn
August 18, 2020 12:12 PM

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury plan to send interest payments averaging $18 to approximately 13.9 million taxpayers.

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GASB chairman Joel Black (bottom) with FASAB chairman George Scott (top right) and AICPA senior director of governmental auditing and accounting Mary Foelster (top left) at the AICPA Governmental Accounting and Auditing Update Conference
Michael Cohn
August 17, 2020 6:42 PM

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is working on developing new standards for state and local governments to use under its new chair, Joel Black, while responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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