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June 4, 2021

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The 2021 Billion-Dollar Wealth Magnets

By Daniel Hood      

The leading CPA financial planners with over $1 billion in assets under management View story →

CPA executives anticipate strong economy

By Michael Cohn       3 min read

Business executives who are CPAs are feeling more optimistic about the U.S. economy than they’ve felt in the past three years. View story →

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The Financial Reporting Executive Committee posted draft versions of its interpretations of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new long-duration insurance accounting standard.

Tax Fraud Blotter: Unhealthy activities

By Jeff Stimpson       5 min read

Bait, switch and threaten; power corrupts; Herbal remedy; and other highlights of recent tax cases. View story →

Hoogervorst reflects on IFRS growth as term nears end at IASB

By Michael Cohn       4 min read

International Accounting Standards Board chair Hans Hoogervorst is looking back at the growth of International Financial Reporting Standards as his decade running the IASB is set to end this month. View story →

Proposed corporate tax hikes threaten U.S. competition abroad and at home

By Christine Melilli       4 min read

The American Jobs Plan would take taxes on GILTI through the roof.  View story →

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Private sector added 978K jobs in May

By Michael Cohn       3 min read

Employment in the private sector increased by 978,000 jobs last month, payroll giant ADP reported, as the economy slowly continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. View story →

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Biden targets crypto tax evaders in global data-sharing pitch

By Allyson Versprille       4 min read

The Biden administration has proposed requiring the collection of data on foreign cryptocurrency investors active in the U.S., aiming to bolster international cooperation to help in a broader crackdown on tax evasion. View story →

Ultrarich fleeing to Puerto Rico find the IRS already waiting

By Donna Borak       6 min read

Private wealth clients, hedge fund managers and cryptocurrency traders fleeing to Puerto Rico for its huge tax breaks — and to escape President Joe Biden’s proposed capital gains tax increases — are now the focus of a sweeping Internal Revenue Service review. View story →

G-7 meeting may add momentum to global tax revamp

By Laura Davison, William Horobin and Isabel Gottlieb       4 min read

This week’s finance ministers’ meeting may help lead to a broader deal in July or October. View story →

Drugmaker AbbVie grilled on U.S. taxes by Senate Finance chair

By David Voreacos       2 min read

Sen. Ron Wyden has questions about why the company consistently loses money in the U.S. and doesn’t pay more in taxes. View story →

Auditors focusing more on ESG risks

By Michael Cohn       4 min read

As companies come under increasing pressure to deal with climate change and diversity, their internal auditors are putting more emphasis on making sure environmental, social and governance reports are reliable. Read story →

ICPAS announces 2021 academic scholarship recipients

By Sean McCabe       2 min read

The Illinois CPA Society awarded $104,500 in scholarships to 55 local accounting students as part of its annual Accounting Scholarship Program. Read story →

SAP intros AI-powered expense solution for Concur, and more

By Ranica Arrowsmith      

SAP has announced several new software offerings to enhance business processes, leveraging the cloud, data and artificial intelligence. Read story →

Small-business job and wage growth slowed slightly in May

By Michael Cohn       3 min read

While the rate of job growth in the leisure and hospitality sector increased last month, it slowed in the construction industry, according to Paychex. Read story →

Moving from talk to results at firms

By Tony Zecca       4 min read

Talk is easy, results are the challenge. What should your firm do? Read story →

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