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June 22, 2021

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Fraud likely to increase post-pandemic

By Michael Cohn       5 min read

Anti-fraud professionals are anticipating a rise in fraud this year after seeing it go up since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. View story →

Closing the skills gap in accounting

Sue Coffey and Carl Mayes of the AICPA address what needs to change in accounting education and training to prepare accountants for the future. View story →

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Art of Accounting: Staff career management

By Edward Mendlowitz       3 min read

Staff should have well-rounded experience for their first three or four years and then should look for an area to specialize in. View story →

Millennials, Gen Z strongly committed to social causes, survey finds

By Sean McCabe       3 min read

Millennials and members of Generation Z view world issues such as climate change and wealth inequality to be top concerns — even during a worldwide pandemic — according to the 2021 Deloitte Millennial Survey. View story →

Tax pros caution clients on taking monthly child tax credit

By Allyson Versprille       4 min read

Clients could end up having to pay back the money next filing season. View story →

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KPMG faces $21M fine for H.I.G. Capital conflict

By Todd Gillespie and Ellen Milligan       1 min read

KPMG U.K. Ltd. faces a 15 million pound ($21 million) fine after it committed “gross misconduct” over a conflict of interest when it advised bed manufacturer Silentnight and the private equity firm that bought it in 2011. View story →

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Oil companies at risk of stranded assets without better financial reporting

By Michael Cohn       4 min read

U.S. oil and gas companies, along with their investors, may not be doing enough to reflect the impacts of the climate crisis in their financial reports.  View story →

Biden’s agenda depends on navigating congressional thicket

By Steven T. Dennis       5 min read

The president’s plan for trillions in proposed spending and tax increases is likely to take at least until September to clear. View story →

Biden rebuff on gas tax casts doubt on infrastructure deal

By Jordan Fabian and Erik Wasson       3 min read

The White House reiterated its opposition to indexing the gasoline tax to inflation to help pay for an infrastructure plan. View story →

IRS offers guidance on depreciating residential rentals

By Michael Cohn       2 min read

The service has posted new procedures to explain how a change in tax law last year potentially affects the depreciation of residential rental property.  View story →

Global minimum tax on corporations faces pushback

By Michael Cohn       4 min read

The Biden administration’s proposal to impose a global minimum tax on corporations has been provoking opposition in Congress, with Republicans advocating user fees instead to pay for infrastructure improvements. Read story →

SEC reportedly investigating former PCAOB chair Duhnke

By Michael Cohn       4 min read

The Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly probing William Duhnke, the recently fired chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Read story →

On the move: EY appoints San Juan office MP

Indiana CPA Society names new CEO; Topel Forman hires COO; and more CPA news.  Read story →

NJCPA names 2021 Ovation Award recipients

By Sean McCabe       1 min read

Forty-one members of the New Jersey Society of CPAs were highlighted for their "significant contributions in advancing the accounting profession." Read story →

Reach big audacious goals, one step at a time

By Kyle Walters       5 min read

Everyone loves to talk about big goals. Let’s talk about how to actually get them done. Read story →

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