In case you missed them, here are some recent interesting financial planning news items from around the web.

Retirement Income Certified Professional advisors reported that many clients have become concerned about their retirement savings as a result of the novel coronavirus, but are still sticking with their plans, according to a new RICP Market Volatility Flash Survey by the American College of Financial Services.

The average account balances in self-directed brokerage accounts within retirement plans such as 401(k)s held at Charles Schwab & Co. grew by 19% in 2019, to $294,105.

This week's CPA of Ohio is Jacob Gebhart, CPA, manager at HBK CPAs and Consultants!

In case you missed them, here are some recent interesting health care news items from around the web.

Health care added 31,600 jobs in February, with increases of 9,500 in physician offices, 9,700 in-home health, and 7,800 in hospitals, according to the new U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary employment report.

Ohio ranked 38th among the 50 states in an annual study examining 35 public health measures, according to the United Health Foundation.

Employers cut 6,300 jobs in January, led by steep losses in government and in the professional and business services sector, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced March 6.

Amazon and other big companies are trying to keep their employees healthy by banning business trips, but they’ve dealt a gut punch to a travel industry already reeling from the virus outbreak.

In case you missed them, here are some recent interesting business and industry news items from around the web.

In case you missed them, here are some recent interesting tax news items from around the web.

Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a bill that exempts veterans who receive disability severance pay from being taxed on that income.

The IRS has announced there will be three major changes when the next special enrollment exam testing window begins on May 1.

In case you missed them, here are some recent interesting A&A news items from around the web.

The discussion will focus on broad technical issues, such as embedded leases and discount rates, that companies and organizations have found challenging when implementing the standard.

Small to medium-sized foundations, on average, awarded 73 grants during 2019 and two-thirds provided general operating support to applicants, but board diversity remains a challenge as does equity in grantmaking according to the new report, 2020 Foundation Operations and Management Report.

The IRS is nearly done with proposed rules that require nonprofits to report income streams separately, an agency official said.

In case you missed them, here are some recent interesting nonprofit news items from around the web.

Adrian Awuah credits ACAP-Ohio, an Ohio CPA Foundation program, for selling him on the potential of an accounting career.

OSCPA member Louise Jackson, CPA, Esq., of Toledo, has been appointed to the Accountancy Board of Ohio for a term beginning March 4 and ending Oct. 20, 2026.