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Grant Thornton Expands Workday Practice Leadership Team

CPA Practice

The firm became a Workday Services Partner in 2023, based on its success deploying the Workday platform for clients — and its ability to help clients use the platform to connect functions and capabilities in areas ranging from accounting and planning to human capital and analytics.

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Corporate Tax Leaders’ Views on GenAI Have Flipped, EY Survey Finds

CPA Practice

Of the more than 1,600 professionals who participated in the 2024 EY Tax and Finance Operations Survey, 87% say they believe integrating GenAI will drive increased efficiency and effectiveness within the tax function, up significantly from 15% in 2023.

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AICPA News – June 2025

CPA Practice

reported increased levels of applications in 2024, up from 43% of programs seeing application growth in 2023. Undergraduate accounting enrollment increased 12% in fall 2024 compared to fall 2023. The study marks the fifth annual benchmark that now includes 2023 data. The share of growth in applications hit a five-year high.

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New IRS Guidance on Reporting ERC Refund

Dent Moses

Background on ERC The ERC was created during the COVID-19 pandemic to help employers keep workers on payroll. million claims, but due to fraud concerns and a backlog, the IRS stopped processing claims in September of 2023. The IRS has received over 3.6

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AICPA News – July 2025

CPA Practice

Act of 2022, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, addressing the expansion of the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System. Employee Benefits Tax TRP Provide a Revenue Procedure related to Section 305 of the SECURE 2.0 Exempt Organizations Tax TRP Provide an update on the potential revisions to Rev.

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Professionals on the Move – July 2025

CPA Practice

Patrick Hickman, CPA , joined the firm in 2023 following a decade in public accounting with other firms. Janelle Merlo, CPA, CFP® joined Schneider Downs in 2023, bringing 20 years of public accounting experience, providing a wide variety of tax and consulting services to a broad range of clients. She received her B.A. He holds a B.S.

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Key Financial Statement Audit Preparation Tips for First-Time Audits

Withum

Control Processes Documentation The business should have clearly defined control processes and segregation of duties that are adhered to regarding cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory (if applicable), payroll and the month-end close process. The recognition is evaluated based on a 5-Step model.