The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department issued the last set of final regulations to implement the 100 percent additional first-year depreciation deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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IRS finalizes 100% bonus depreciation rules
By Michael Cohn      2 min read
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department issued the last set of final regulations to implement the 100 percent additional first-year depreciation deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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FASB proposes to simplify revenue recognition for franchisors
By Michael Cohn      1 min read
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is offering a practical expedient to the current revenue recognition rules for franchise businesses.
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As the AICPA rolls out .cpa, a new internet domain for CPAs, CPA.com president and CEO Erik Asgeirsson explains the value, and the application process.
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Art of Accounting: Checklist for establishing a fixed price
By Edward Mendlowitz      5 min read
Prepare an engagement proposal that lists exactly what you will be doing and the total price for the project.
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IRS finalizes regulations for estates and non-grantor trusts
By Michael Cohn      1 min read
The Internal Revenue Service released final regulations Monday to offer guidance on deductions for estates and non-grantor trusts, clarifying that certain deductions aren’t to be considered miscellaneous itemized deductions.
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Companies making more disclosures about audit committees this year
By Michael Cohn      2 min read
COVID-19 doesn’t seem to be having an impact on such disclosures, according to a report from Ernst & Young.
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Why the continuous close can’t wait
By Tom Kelly      4 min read
The coronavirus pandemic has made it clear that real-time systems are possible, and critical to decision-making.
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COVID’s $211B payroll-tax lifeline shifts burden to 2021
By Scott Moritz and Tom Contiliano      5 min read
Companies that took advantage of federal pandemic-relief efforts like payroll tax deferrals will face bigger bills next year, possibly complicating an already-challenging climb out of the COVID crisis.
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Loan fraud, data shortfalls hinder U.S. virus aid, GAO finds
By Laura Davison and Mark Niquette      5 min read
But the federal government has been able to correct some of its earlier missteps, like sending millions of stimulus checks to the deceased, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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New Jersey, California dodge worst of tax crisis in ‘weird recession’
By Martin Z. Braun and Amanda Albright      4 min read
State tax revenues in some parts of the U.S. are rebounding as the economy emerges from the coronavirus lockdown, a positive sign for governors and mayors who had been bracing for the biggest fiscal crisis in decades.
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