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Net Operating Losses: CARES Act Changes
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, P.L. 116-136, was enacted March 27, 2020, to provide wide-ranging relief to businesses and individuals adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Among its many business tax relief provisions, the CARES Act amended the net operating loss (NOL) rules under Sec. 172 that were previously amended by the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), P.L. 115-97. The TCJA ...
Read MoreIRS Issues 2020??
Business travelers who incur expenses while traveling away from home have new per-diem rates to use in substantiating certain of those expenses (Notice 2020-71). The new rates are in effect from Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021. On Friday, the IRS provided the 2020–2021 special per-diem rates, including the transportation industry meal and incidental expenses rates, the rate for the incidental-expenses-only deduction, and the rates and list ...
Read More7 Strategies for Better Group Decision-Making
When you have a tough business problem to solve, you likely bring it to a group. After all, more minds are better than one, right? Not necessarily. Larger pools of knowledge are by no means a guarantee of better outcomes. Because of an over-reliance on hierarchy, an instinct to prevent dissent, and a desire to preserve harmony, many groups fall into groupthink. Misconceived expert opinions can quickly distort a group decision.
Read More10 Cybersecurity Practices That Create the Best Remote Environment
As firms work remotely and cloud applications and security become more important than ever, accountants should be thinking about cybersecurity in new ways. As they say, the best defense is a good offense. But what may have worked in the past to protect you from hackers and other security threats is likely no longer sufficient as methods of attack become increasingly more sophisticated. There are, however, many cybersecurity strategies and ...
Read MoreTop 10 Ways Companies Cook the Books
With the recent economic slowdown, companies are under increased pressure to show stability, or even growth, and paint a rosy picture for investors. That pressure will undoubtedly cause some companies to engage in accounting fraud to distort their financial results, thereby misleading investors. As with most accounting scandals, companies are usually unable to sustain the deception, and the house of cards eventually collapses. The following are ...
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