News PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT By Ken Tysiac {:else} {timeSince} {/if} {@if cond=”{isCGMA}”} {:else} {/if} {/.} CPA Exam candidates will have additional opportunities for testing during an emergency testing period that is being invoked by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), the AICPA, and Prometric. Prometric previously announced that it is closing its testing […]
GASB Plans Postponement of Effective Dates
In view of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has announced that it has added a project to its current technical agenda to consider postponing all Statement and Implementation Guide provisions with an effective date that begins on or after reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2018. Closure […]
AICPA requests broader relief for taxpayers
The AICPA on Thursday urged Treasury and the IRS to provide broader tax filing and payment relief for taxpayers affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to Treasury Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy David J. Kautter and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig from Christopher Hesse, CPA, chair of the AICPA Tax Executive Committee, the […]
CARES Act would delay compliance with FASB credit loss standard
The federal economic stimulus bill designed to offer some relief amid the coronavirus epidemic includes a delay in the date by which financial institutions are required to comply with FASB’s new accounting standard for credit losses. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, H.R. 748, states that no depository institution, bank holding company, […]
Wolters Kluwer Offers Complimentary Webinars to Help Tax & Accounting Professionals Navigate Current Market Conditions
Online webinars help firms and their clients Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting today announced the launch of a series of complimentary webinars for tax and accounting professionals, during which Wolters Kluwer experts and guest speakers will offer insights and best-practices to help these professionals and their firms adapt to the current market landscape. In addition, […]
Tips for Engagement Audit Teams Navigating Effects of COVID-19
Effective audit teams Working from home presents some new challenges for effective audit teams. Thankfully, CCH® ProSystem fx® Engagement was designed for working from anywhere and creating effective audit teams! Keep readying to learn how. Local file room First, work from the user’s local file room. Now, depending on how you configured Engagement, the Central […]
CARES Act tax provisions aim to stabilize pandemic-ravaged economy
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, H.R. 748, which passed the Senate by a 96-0 vote late on Wednesday, contains a host of tax measures as part of a $2 trillion aid package designed to help the economy as it suffers from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. While the focus of […]
IRS posts FAQs about coronavirus-related filing and payment extensions
In response to practitioners’ questions about the filing and payment deadline extension announced Friday in Notice 2020-18 (discussed here), the IRS posted 24 questions and answers on its website Tuesday. The answers clarify that only payments that are actually due on April 15 are delayed. Therefore, first quarter 2020 estimated income tax payments and Sec. […]
PCAOB provides firms opportunity for inspection relief
Registered audit firms that request relief from PCAOB inspections as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will be granted up to a 45-day relief period, with the exception of providing the board access to audit documentation for certain engagements. The PCAOB advised audit firms that wish to use all or part of the 45-day relief […]
Regulators clear way for certain loan modifications amid pandemic
Borrowers concerned about meeting loan obligations amid the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic got some relief Sunday from a host of regulators who pledged jointly to clear the way for critical loan modifications. A statement issued by several federal and state banking regulators spelled out agreement to ease certain restrictions that borrowers might normally […]