Senate Democrats passed the latest version of the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill after a more than 24-hour voting session that included the longest single vote in the chamber’s history.

The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service to push back the tax filing and payment deadline for two months.

The unemployment rate slipped to 6.2 percent , the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although there was a drop in positions in accounting and bookkeeping services.

The Senate enters the final stages of debating President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill on Thursday, with passage in the chamber likely pushed off until the weekend.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is looking for feedback on a proposal to improve the guidance on compensated absences for state and local government employees, along with disclosure requirements.

Goodwill impairments recorded by public companies declined in 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have caused it to spike in 2020, based on early reports.

Despite the gains, employment has effectively gone 'nowhere' since October, according to one expert.

Certified management accountants weren’t as hurt salary-wise by the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as non-CMAs, according to a new survey.

Hourly earnings and weekly hours worked at small businesses improved last month, according to payroll giant Paychex, while hiring dipped slightly during the pandemic.

Accounting firms must focus on building and nurturing relationships more than ever before.