AICPA
Press Release
Leading Organizations in Public and Private Company Auditing Release New ESG Reporting and Attestation Roadmap
The roadmap provides tools to help independent auditors inform their clients’ approach to ESG disclosures.
February 17, 2021
CBO
Cost Estimate
Estimated Budget Effects of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
February 20, 2021
Report
A Comparison of Brand-Name Drug Prices Among Selected Federal Programs
February 18, 2021
Blog Post
A Presentation on CBO’s Latest Budget and Economic Projections
February 17, 2021
Interactive
How Changes in Revenues and Outlays Would Affect Debt Service, Deficits, and Debt
February 17, 2021
GAO
Countering Violent Extremism:
DHS Needs to Improve Grants Management and Data Collection
GAO-21-216:Published: Feb 1, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 19, 2021.
Child Care:
Subsidy Eligibility and Receipt, and Wait Lists
GAO-21-245R:Published: Feb 18, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 18, 2021.
Financial Audit:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds' 2020 and 2019 Financial Statements
GAO-21-284R:Published: Feb 18, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 18, 2021.
General Aviation:
Stakeholders Expressed Mixed Views of FAA Policies on Private Pilot Expense Sharing
GAO-21-285:Published: Feb 18, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 18, 2021.
Technology Assessment Design Handbook
GAO-21-347G:Published: Feb 18, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 18, 2021.
Workplace Safety and Health:
Actions Needed to Improve Reporting of Summary Injury and Illness Data
GAO-21-122:Published: Jan 27, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 18, 2021.
Medicaid in Times of Crisis
GAO-21-343SP:Published: Feb 17, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 17, 2021.
Military Housing:
DOD Has Taken Key Steps to Strengthen Oversight, but More Action Is Needed in Some Areas
GAO-21-389T: Published: Feb. 16, 2021 Publicly Released: Feb. 16, 2021
GASB
Fact Sheet: Financial Reporting Model Improvements [02/19/21]
Executive Summary
Full Fact Sheet
IASB
19 February 2021
February 2021 IASB Update available and work plan updated
IRS
IRS reminds farmers and fishers of March 1 tax deadline
IR-2021-42, February 19, 2021 — The Internal Revenue Service is reminding those with income from a farming or fishing business that they can avoid making any estimated tax payments by filing and paying their entire tax due on or before March 1.
Low Income Taxpayer Clinics represented over 20,000 taxpayers dealing with an IRS tax controversy; see the latest program report and the 2021 LITC grant recipient list
IR-2021-41, February 19, 2021 — The Internal Revenue Service's Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) Program office today announced highlights from its 2020 annual report, featuring successful taxpayer outreach to thousands of taxpayers.
New law provides additional flexibility for health FSAs and dependent care assistance programs
IR-2021-40, February 18, 2021 — The Internal Revenue Service today provided greater flexibility, due to the pandemic, to employee benefit plans offering health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) or dependent care assistance programs.
Twenty-four new members join the 2021 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
IR-2021-39, February 18, 2021 — The Internal Revenue Service recommended, and the Department of the Treasury has approved, the selection of 24 new members to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel for 2021.
As required by law, all first and second Economic Impact Payments issued; eligible people can claim Recovery Rebate Credit
IR-2021-38, February 16, 2021 — The IRS announced today that, as required by law, all legally permitted first and second round of Economic Impact Payments have been issued and the IRS now turns its full attention to the 2021 filing season.
NYS
Governor Cuomo Accepts Report from DFS on Facebook Investigation
February 18, 2021
Superintendent Lacewell Announces DFS Approves New Bank Branch
February 18, 2021
Governor Cuomo Announces Open Enrollment for New Yorkers Is Extended to May 15 as Federal Marketplace Reopens for Millions of Americans
February 17, 2021
DFS Superintendent Linda A. Lacewell Announces Appointments to New York State Insurance Advisory Board
February 17, 2021
SEC
SEC Awards Almost $3 Million Total in Separate Whistleblower Awards
2021-30, Feb. 19, 2021 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced two separate whistleblower awards for total payments of almost $3 million.
SEC Charges Ratings Agency With Disclosure And Internal Controls Failures Relating To Undisclosed Model Adjustments
2021-30, Feb. 19, 2021 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced two separate whistleblower awards for total payments of almost $3 million. In the first order, the SEC awarded a whistleblower over $2.2 million for providing important, high-quality information that aided an investigation. The whistleblower’s tip helped the SEC bring an enforcement action that resulted in the return of millions of dollars to harmed clients.
TIGTA
February 17, 2021
Obstacles Exist in Detecting Noncompliance of Tax-Exempt Organizations