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The SBA expects to begin accepting Shuttered Venue Operators Grant applications early next month, an agency spokesperson confirmed. The SBA also released an updated pre-application checklist clarifying the requirements for applicants to submit audited financial statements and single audits.
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Read More here – SBA targets early April for Shuttered Venue Operators Grant launch
College and university accounting departments should update their curricula to meet the demands of practice, an AICPA-NASBA gap analysis survey found.
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Read More here – Wanted: More systems and analytics training for accounting students
Investors shouldn’t base investing decisions on celebrity involvement in a special-purpose acquisition company, the SEC warned.
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Read More here – Buyer beware: Celebrity-endorsed SPACs
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill that passed Congress contains many tax provisions, including changes to the child tax credit and many other credits, making certain unemployment benefits tax-free in 2020, and a $1,400 recovery rebate credit for many individuals.
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Read More here – American Rescue Plan Act passes with many tax components
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill that passed Congress contains many tax provisions, including changes to the child tax credit and many other credits, making certain unemployment benefits tax-free in 2020, and a $1,400 recovery rebate credit for many individuals.
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Read More here – American Rescue Plan Act passes with many tax components
The bill contains numerous tax provisions, including a $1,400 rebate for individuals. It also extends federal unemployment benefits and provides funds for small businesses, COVID-19 vaccination and testing, K-12 schools and colleges and universities, and state and local governments.
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Read More here – House gives final approval to .9 trillion pandemic aid bill
The AICPA’s vice president for Firm Services, Lisa Simpson, CPA, CGMA, told a congressional committee during a hearing that Congress should push back the application deadline for the Paycheck Protection Program by at least 60 days.
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Read More here – AICPA’s Simpson pushes for PPP deadline delay at congressional hearing
The AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee issued an amendment that clarifies the responsibilities of AICPA members responding to client requests for client-provided records. PEEC also limited firms’ ability to loan staff to attest clients.
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Read More here – PEEC addresses ‘Records Requests,’ limits on loaning staff to attest clients
The AICPA sent a letter encouraging congressional leaders to push back the Paycheck Protection Program’s March 31 application deadline at least 60 days.
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Read More here – AICPA takes case for PPP deadline delay to Congress
The SBA recently released fresh guidance for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program, but the agency still cannot say when the $15 billion program will start accepting applications.
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Read More here – SBA issues guidance but no start date for Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program
