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June 29, 2021

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Midyear tax planning: ‘Setting the stage’

By Roger Russell       6 min read

Practitioners have plenty of time to advise clients on multiple savings opportunities. View story →

Practice profile: Ready Player One

By Danielle Lee       4 min read

Insert Coin Accounting takes a different approach in serving its video game industry clients. View story →

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CaseWare names new CEO, chairman

By Ranica Arrowsmith       2 min read

David Osborne joins the company from Virgin Pulse, and Mike Sabbatis was snagged from XCM Solutions. View story →

Art of Accounting: Owner and partner coaching and mentoring

By Edward Mendlowitz       3 min read

Coaching and mentoring are less immediately results-oriented and more for fine-tuning, so you can be in a more pleasant place at your current stage of life while preparing for the next stage. View story →

The roadblocks to diversity in accounting

By Daniel Hood      

Deloitte's Lara Abrash and Thalia Smith discuss why so many of the profession's DEI efforts have met with little success, and what needs to happen going forward. View story →

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Virginia Society launches career center for accountants

By Ranica Arrowsmith       2 min read

The VSCPA Career Center offers job postings, résumé review services, and other career and talent management resources.  View story →

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IRS adds thousands of auditors

By Laura Davison and Genevieve Douglas       2 min read

The service is gearing up for a potentially massive tax-enforcement push if Congress passes a plan including $40 billion to expand audits on the wealthy. View story →

Lawmakers eye tax credit in affordable housing bill

By MacKenzie Hawkins       3 min read

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing to boost affordable housing by 2 million units over the next decade by expanding a key tax credit. View story →

High court rejects state’s challenge to work-from-home taxes

By Greg Stohr       2 min read

The Supreme Court rejected a New Hampshire challenge to Massachusetts’ practice of taxing people who started telecommuting from elsewhere during the pandemic. View story →

Biden aides press senators to keep infrastructure deal intact

By Jennifer Epstein and Erik Wasson       5 min read

Top aides to the president are reaching out to senators to convey his enthusiasm for the agreement, a White House official said. View story →

Trump Organization expects to be charged in N.Y. tax case

By Patricia Hurtado and Greg Farrell       3 min read

Trump’s family real-estate company expects to be accused of tax crimes relating to its payment of perks and benefits to favored employees. Read story →

IRS turns to data analytics to track crypto tax evasion

By Michael Cohn       13 min read

The Internal Revenue Service is focusing on cryptocurrency tax evasion with virtual currencies like Bitcoin and nonfungible tokens, employing data analytics to uncover transactions that crypto users assumed were hidden. Read story →

On the move: MarksNelson adds new partner

By Danielle Lee      

Sikich opens new offices in Indianapolis and Milwaukee to support flexible work model; NJCPA recognizes 2021 Lifetime Leader; and more CPA news.  Read story →

New bill would crack down on conservation easement tax abuses

By Michael Cohn       3 min read

Congress reintroduced legislation to prevent abuses of a tax break that’s supposed to protect public lands, but is often used as a tax shelter.  Read story →

Tech news: FloQast releases request management tool for monthly close, and more

By Ranica Arrowsmith      

Biller Genie adds customization features to AR software, and Cloud at Work is now Oasis Solutions’ exclusive Sage hosting provider. Read story →

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