| Leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee and accounting groups are calling for extending the tax deadline to give the IRS, taxpayers and tax professionals an extra three months. | Momentum builds for delaying tax deadline → | | By Michael Cohn 3 min read | | Leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee and accounting groups are calling for extending the tax deadline to give the IRS, taxpayers and tax professionals an extra three months. | |
| AICPA marks International Women's Day → | | By Sean McCabe 3 min read | | The Association of International CPAs has shared a number of tips for firms to better support and advance female professionals. | |
| New ways to be an accountant → | | By Daniel Hood | | Marjorie Adams of Fourlane discusses nontraditional careers in accounting, and why she's setting up a scholarship fund to encourage students to explore them. | |
| Biden nears big win as $1.9T stimulus goes to final vote → | | By Erik Wasson, Laura Davison and Steven T. Dennis 5 min read | | President Joe Biden is on the cusp of his first legislative win with the House ready to give final passage to his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan. It includes a big expansion in the child tax credit and makes student loan forgiveness tax free. | |
| SEC creates task force to enforce ESG disclosures → | | By Michael Cohn 4 min read | | The Securities and Exchange Commission has formed a Climate and ESG Task Force in its enforcement division to identify misconduct in environmental, social and governance reporting. | |
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