NCCPAP’s Stephen Mankowski shares the service’s plans on cyber awareness, implementing the Taxpayer First Act, new forms and more. The IRS agenda for the end of 2019 | By Roger Russell 3 min read | NCCPAP’s Stephen Mankowski shares the service’s plans on cyber awareness, implementing the Taxpayer First Act, new forms and more. | | In the blogs: Resistance is feudal | By Jeff Stimpson 4 min read | Warren and realism; how partners slide; protecting clients’ cards; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. | | FASB clarifies hedge accounting standard | By Michael Cohn 3 min read | The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a proposed accounting standards update Tuesday aimed at clarifying some areas of its 2017 hedging standard for derivatives. | |
QuickBooks Connect 2019: Product roundup | By Ranica Arrowsmith | QuickBooks Connect 2019 didn’t arrive with any big product releases or company news. Instead, Intuit discussed injecting artificial intelligence into its existing products, and adding capabilities to the QuickBooks suite. | |
CECL standard expected to make a major impact | By Jennifer Press, John Schrader, Jonathan Jacobs 5 min read | The accounting impact is estimated to affect more than 5,000 commercial banks and other financial entities that provide credit in the U.S., as well as non-financial institutions. | |
AFWA names 2019 National Award recipients | By Sean McCabe 1 min read | The Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance announced its 2019 AFWA National Member of the Year and President’s Award recipient during its annual Women Who Count Awards luncheon, held October 22, 2019, in Orlando, Florida. | |
PCAOB considering further overhaul | By Michael Cohn 3 min read | The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board could be making more changes ahead as the audit firm regulator deals with a tumultuous series of transformations in the past two years. | | |