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FASB vice chairman James Kroeker
Michael Cohn
July 9, 2020 11:15 AM

The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a proposed accounting standards update to help insurance companies adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by giving them an extra year to implement the long-duration insurance accounting standard.

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Allissa Kline
July 9, 2020 9:00 AM

The company has established a fund that will provide capital, technical assistance and long-term recovery support to small businesses, especially minority-owned companies. The other megabanks are expected to donate their fees, also.

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IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
IRS
Michael Cohn
July 8, 2020 4:17 PM

The service reminded taxpayers they will need to resume paying their taxes on July 15, but the AICPA is asking for further relief, as an inspector general report sheds light on the unprecedented filing season.

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Institute of Internal Auditors headquarters in Florida
Michael Cohn
July 8, 2020 2:54 PM

The Institute of Internal Auditors and the International Federation of Accountants are calling on audit committees to be vigilant about risk management, performance, controls and processes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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U.S. Supreme Court
Mark Friedlich
July 8, 2020 1:48 PM

The explosion in e-commerce since early March has resulted in a significant increase in online sales tax revenues in most states.

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A worker sprays sanitizer into the hands of a shopper at a supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa in May.
Paul Epperlein
July 8, 2020 1:00 PM

A “new normal” is framing day-to-day life as those in professional services return to work.

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CFPB headquarters
D. Lynn DeVault
July 8, 2020 10:43 AM

Consumers now have more control over their own financial decisions and loan options.

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Deloitte building in Ottawa
Michael Cohn
July 7, 2020 6:34 PM

Deloitte is helping its corporate clients get ready to prepare their quarterly financial statements in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, as its own employees grow more accustomed to doing remote audits while working from home.

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Ben Schack, head of digital partnerships for BMO Harris Bank
Miriam Cross
July 7, 2020 2:49 PM

The days of meeting with mentors and pitching investors in person are at least temporarily over, but fintech incubators, accelerators and boot camps are finding creative ways to replicate these valuable experiences online.

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A customer shops for paper towels at a supermarket in Trenton, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, March 16, 2020. All New Jersey schools must close starting March 18 for at least two weeks as state officials try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, Governor Murphy said. Photographer: David 'Dee' Delgado/Bloomberg
Michael Cohn
July 7, 2020 2:49 PM

The American Institute of CPAs has organized a coalition of 21 business trade groups to push for help for businesses' short-term liquidity needs.

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