surveys & research

ppp client fraud: how much risk is too much?

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bar chartwhere do you fall on the risk-tolerance scale?

ppp: are the risks worth it?
practice management do’s and don’ts
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by sandi leyva

how aggressive should you be when advising clients on paycheck protection program (ppp) forgiveness?

more: survey: who’s not billing for ppp services? | ppp traps: 1 in 5 accountants report shady dealings | add these money-making rituals to your work day | 3 ways to opt out of any downturn

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while any risk stance should always be the decision of the clients, we asked this question in a recent joint accountant’s accelerator / 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 ppp survey: on average, across all of your clients, how aggressive of a stance are you taking with ppp forgiveness?

we asked 600+ survey respondents to choose a number between zero and 100 where zero is conservative or extremely risk-avoidant and 100 is aggressive or extremely risk-tolerant. the mean was 42, or slightly more conservative than aggressive.
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ppp traps: 1 in 5 accountants report shady dealings

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fake employees, fake businesses, and lavish spending mar the covid relief program.

have you walked away from any ppp engagements?
ppp practice management do’s and don’ts:
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by sandi leyva

with fast money comes fast fraud, and the arrests and jail terms are only just beginning for individuals who applied for ppp money under false pretenses and have already been caught. you’ve seen the headlines, where people from every walk of life including reality tv stars, rappers, a wal-mart manager, and even an nfl player have been arrested on charges of ppp loan fraud.

ppp fraud has likely already impacted your firm. the extent of the fraud is the real story.

one thing is fairly predictable: “audits will pick up,” says bradley burnett, tax attorney and instructor of the ppp forgiveness webinars being conducted by accountant’s accelerator and 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.

according to respondents of an ongoing survey being conducted by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 and accountant’s accelerator, preliminary results show that just over 1 out of every five accounting professionals offering ppp services (22 percent) has had to walk away from at least one ppp engagement.  and one firm has had to walk away from more than five ppp engagements.

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new job cuts at cpa firms and no recovery in sight

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payroll remains the hardest-hit sector.

by beth bellor

after shedding 77,800 jobs in april, tax and accounting employers have added back 45,300 employees, but the total headcount has dipped again and remains down by 32,300 from the pre-covid level, according to the latest data reviewed by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.

more on jobs: covid job toll: tax & accounting cuts 17,500 employees | firms recall half of furloughed staffers | covid kills 67,600 jobs in tax and accounting | pre-covid-19, accounting profession hits new highs | planning for the coronavirus recession
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current and long-term hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax, and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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