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ACCTFAX Summer 2021 Bulletin Board

Published July 14, 2021

Originally published in The Cooperative Accountant, Summer 2021 Issue ASB PROPOSES TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND HEDGE ACCOUNTINGOn May 5, 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to better align hedge accounting with an organization’s risk management strategies. Stakeholders are encouraged to review and provide comment on the proposed ASU by July 5, 2021. In 2017, the ...

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Utility Cooperative Forum: Do the Benefits of Underground Power Lines Outweigh the Costs?

Published July 8, 2021

Originally published in The Cooperative Accountant, Summer 2021 Issue Overview:America’s reliance on electricity has continued to grow.  Disruptions in electric service from weather events or natural disasters have tended to repeatedly prompt the seemingly logical next question “does it make sense to underground (UG) power lines to help minimize outages?”  Additionally, there has been a continuing trend for the ...

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5 Trends to Watch During the Pandemic Recovery

Published July 2, 2021

The economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be different from the recoveries that followed past recessions, Marci Rossell told AICPA governing Council members. Economic downturns typically originate in a sector such as housing, finance, or manufacturing and ripple through the economy from there, said Rossell, an economic forecaster and former chief economist at CNBC.

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The Class of 2021 Could Transform Hiring: Here's What College Seniors Want from Employers

Published June 29, 2021

A new report focuses on sentiments among college seniors regarding in-person work, salary expectations, hiring and more as the class of 2021 joins the workforce. The coronavirus pandemic transformed the way students and professionals work and learn on short notice with universities and workplaces adopting remote operations to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. iCIMS, a talent cloud company, released its Class of 2021 Report, and the company's ...

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NSAC Announces 2021-2022 Scholarship Recipients

Published June 22, 2021

The NSAC is excited to announce that it has selected its scholarship recipients for the 2021-2022 academic school year. Five students received a $2,000 scholarship, for a combined total of $10,000. The students selected to receive the scholarship were chosen based on their hard work and dedication to their studies. This year’s NSAC Scholarship recipients are: Ty Allen, Harding University, FinanceNSAC Member: Chad Allen, Carroll ...

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