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GASB logo at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut
Michael Cohn
November 13, 2020 5:25 PM

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is giving state and local governments extra time to implement its new leases standard because of the coronavirus pandemic, and they will need it.

7 Min Read
FHA mutual mortgage insurance fund's capital ratio
November 13, 2020 3:32 PM

The Federal Housing Administration said in its annual actuarial report that the capital reserve ratio on its mutual mortgage insurance fund increased to 6.10% in fiscal year 2020, up from 4.84% a year earlier.

3 Min Read
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Michael Cohn
November 11, 2020 2:38 PM

The percentage of workers asking for compensation for work-from-home expenses with their employers hasn’t gone up significantly since the outbreak of COVID-19.

2 Min Read
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IRS
Michael Cohn
November 9, 2020 5:34 PM

The service is rolling out new systems and expanding forms that can be electronically filed by tax-exempt organizations.

8 Min Read
Alyssa Place
November 9, 2020 1:39 PM

With the presidential election now decided, managers can model empathy and boundary setting to get employees back on track and refocused at work.

2 Min Read
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By Laura Davison and Ben Steverman
November 8, 2020 7:44 AM

The president-elect's pledge to repeal President Donald Trump‘s tax cuts as soon as he is inaugurated may be stymied for the foreseeable future.

3 Min Read
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Michael Cohn
November 6, 2020 2:04 PM

Eighty percent of the business leaders surveyed by BDO in the Americas said the focus of tax legislation changes constantly as the result of the elected party and/or it is difficult to predict.

5 Min Read
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Michael Cohn
November 6, 2020 11:28 AM

Unemployment declined 1 percentage point to 6.9 percent as the economy continues a slow recovery despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

3 Min Read
Paychex office
Michael Cohn
November 5, 2020 5:13 PM

Wages are set to go up in Florida after voters passed a minimum wage ballot initiative in Tuesday’s election.

4 Min Read
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By Sophie Alexander, Tom Maloney and Devon Pendleton
November 5, 2020 9:59 AM

Despite lingering uncertainty over the U.S. election, the country’s ultra-rich already have plenty to celebrate from Silicon Valley to Illinois.

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