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AICPA announces 2020-21 Legacy Scholars → | By Sean McCabe 2 min read | The American Institute of CPAs granted $764,500 in academic scholarships to 150 students as part of its annual program for future CPAs. | |
In the blogs: Still going viral → | By Jeff Stimpson 3 min read | Reopening the IRS; wording a referendum; the season that won’t end; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. | | 4 steps to becoming a virtual firm → | By Joshua Lance 5 min read | If you've ever considered transitioning to a virtual model, now is a golden opportunity — but it should be done right. | |
Trump fires back at Manhattan D.A.’s hint of a fraud investigation → | By Bob Van Voris 2 min read | President Donald Trump urged a judge to block a New York grand jury from reviewing his tax filings and disputed a suggestion by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. that the panel may be looking into bank and insurance fraud at the Trump Organization. | | China securities regulator sends new proposal on U.S. audits → | By Charlie Zhu and Evelyn Yu 1 min read | China’s securities regulator said it has sent U.S. authorities a fresh proposal about co-auditing Chinese firms, days after Washington moved to tighten rules for stock listings from the Asian nation. | |
Trump says he’s ‘seriously’ mulling a capital gains tax cut → | By Laura Davison and Mario Parker 2 min read | President Donald Trump said he’s “very seriously” considering a capital gains tax cut, a move he decided against last September after saying it wouldn’t do enough to help the middle class. | | WEB SEMINAR | Implementing a cloud-based digital tax workflow in time for 2021 | Join this 60 minute CPE accredited panel discussion and gain insights into what it takes to successfully implement a cloud-based Digital Tax Workflow in time for 2021. We’ll also cover the many advantages of doing so with many shelter-in-place protocols still in effect due to COVID-19. Learn More → | |
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