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IRS
Michael Cohn
November 18, 2020 5:08 PM

The pandemic is throwing a monkey wrench into plans for the Internal Revenue Service to reorganize itself to provide better taxpayer service.

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Michael Cohn
November 18, 2020 4:39 PM

Nearly one-third of companies are reducing their overall real estate footprint as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 31 percent of companies renegotiating leases for more favorable terms, according to a new report.

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Michael Cohn
November 18, 2020 3:52 PM

Employees working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic claimed some outlandish expenses this year, including pricey exercise bikes, facelifts and private jets.

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M&A
Ira Rosenbloom
November 18, 2020 12:00 PM

Between the pandemic, aging CPA firm owners and staffing tensions, many in the accounting profession anticipate a huge uptick in firm mergers and acquisitions over the next 24 months.

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SBA
By Polly Mosendz, Zachary Mider and Jeff Green
November 18, 2020 11:20 AM

The single-family house on Forestview Avenue in Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, shows no signs of farming activity. The only things growing on the one-eighth-acre plot are trees, shrubs and grass.

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Jill R. Shah
November 18, 2020 11:06 AM

With remote work and virtual recruiting the new norm, workplace experts weigh in on how employers need to be adapting as they look to rebuild their workplace in 2021.

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IMA
Michael Cohn
November 16, 2020 4:07 PM

The institute released the pair of reports as companies increasingly rely on their CFOs and accounting departments to help them survive beyond the coronavirus pandemic.

4 Min Read
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Michael Cohn
November 16, 2020 2:19 PM

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation unit has been initiating fewer investigations of abusive tax return preparers this past year, while also recommending fewer prosecutions, and seeing fewer indictments and prison sentences this year.

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Alyssa Place
November 16, 2020 10:00 AM

Seventy percent of Black Americans do not receive mental health treatment. To combat stressors unique to this workplace population, employers must address discrepancies in their employee benefits.

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By Noah Buhayar and Lydia O'Neal
November 16, 2020 9:49 AM

President Donald Trump spent months on the campaign trail taking credit for “opportunity zones,” a policy meant to encourage investment in distressed communities across the U.S. Joe Biden’s team sees potential in the idea, too.

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