Hot Topics Article Archives - Page 12
Ease Staff’s Fears About Returning to the Office
Fifteen-person firm Goldglit & Company LLP went remote virtually overnight last March when New York City was among the first locations to be hard-hit by COVID-19. As the pandemic’s impact receded in the city, the firm decided to reopen its offices on June 1, 2020, and allow staff to choose between remote or in-office work, an arrangement that’s still in place. Despite the firm’s efforts to minimize staff’s anxieties, ...
Read MoreIRS Updates Car and Truck Depreciation Limits
The IRS issued its annual inflation-adjusted update of depreciation limitations for passenger automobiles (including passenger vans and trucks) placed in service in 2021 (Rev. Proc. 2021-31). The revenue procedure similarly updates income inclusion amounts by lessees of passenger automobiles with respect to vehicles with lease terms beginning in 2021. These limits are updated annually for inflation according to the automobile component of the ...
Read MoreEmbrace Continuous Accounting to Close the Monthly Books Faster
Accounting teams always welcome a way to speed up the monthly close process, but it's difficult with so many moving parts to account for. The challenge has contributed to the rise of continuous accounting, an approach that aims to leverage modern tech such as AI to automate processes and optimize resources while providing improved real-time accuracy. Most organizations are early in their adoption of continuous accounting principles. But there ...
Read MoreWhat Employee Fringe Benefits Are Taxable?
It’s a topic that has been in the news lately: Exactly what constitutes taxable fringe benefits for employees? Which are perfectly legal perks, and which are to be avoided? First of all, what’s the definition of a fringe benefit? Sometimes referred to as an employee benefit or perk, it’s a form of payment, which includes property, services, cash, or cash equivalent, in addition to payment for the performance of services ...
Read MoreFASB Amends Lessor Classification Guidance to Prevent Selling Losses on Leases with Variable Payments
The FASB amended ASC 842 to require lessors to classify leases as operating leases if they have variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or rate and would have selling losses if they were classified as sales-type or direct financing leases. Lessors that have adopted ASC 842 as of 19 July 2021, the date the amendments were issued, can apply the amendments either retrospectively to leases that commenced or were modified on or after ...
Read More