Government News
The latest news about legislation and proposals from Congress and the White House, including tax reform and financial reform, along with coverage of hearings in the Senate and the House of Representatives, and news from agencies like the SEC.
Congress Introduces Pension Relief Bill for Girl Scouts and Other Charities
A pair of lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill in the House that would provide relief to nonprofits, such as the Girl Scouts, which now have higher pension funding rules than taxable, for-profit companies. Read more »
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CCH Examines Marketplace Fairness Act
May 8, 2013CCH has released a new analysis of the Internet sales tax legislation approved by the Senate this... Read more »
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Rand Paul Introduces Bill to Repeal Parts of FATCA
May 8, 2013Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ken., has introduced legislation to repeal provisions of the Foreign Account... Read more »
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Senate Passes Internet Sales Tax Legislation
May 6, 2013The Senate has approved legislation requiring online retailers to collect sales taxes from... Read more »
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Congress Reviews Tax Reform Suggestions
May 6, 2013Congress’s Joint Committee on Taxation has released a report summarizing various provisions... Read more »
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Employers Added 165,000 Jobs in April
May 3, 2013The unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percentage point to 7.5 percent, the lowest rate in five... Read more »
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Rand Paul Blamed for Blocking FATCA
May 2, 2013The research and advocacy organization Global Financial Integrity is urging Sen. Rand Paul,... Read more »
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AICPA Recommends Tax Reforms to Congress
April 29, 2013The American Institute of CPAs has sent tax reform recommendations to five of the 11 working... Read more »
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Congress Mulls Changing Taxes on Residential Real Estate
April 26, 2013The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on tax reform and residential real estate,... Read more »
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Senators Re-introduce Bill to Make PCAOB Disciplinary Proceedings Public
April 26, 2013A pair of influential senators have re-introduced legislation to make the Public Company... Read more »
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IRS Tells Congress Tax Season Ran Smoothly after a Bumpy Start
April 25, 2013Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner Steven T. Miller told a congressional panel Thursday... Read more »
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Opposition Mounts Battle against Online Sales Tax Legislation
April 23, 2013A loose coalition of anti-tax activists, direct marketers and financial industry trade groups has... Read more »
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Senate Finance Chair Baucus Decides Not to Seek Re-election
April 23, 2013Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., has decided not to run for re-election in... Read more »
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GASB Approves Standard on Nonexchange Financial Guarantees
April 23, 2013The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has approved a new standard that provides accounting... Read more »
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Congressman Introduces Stock Trading Sales Tax
April 18, 2013Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., introduced a bill Wednesday that would establish a tax on the... Read more »
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Tax Season by the Numbers
May 22, 2013
The IRS recently released statistics covering the year to May 10, 2013.
Top 10 Tech Initiatives -- 2013
May 5, 2013
The AICPA's annual list of IT priorities for accounting firms.
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These five bad habits can make your confidential information -- and that of your clients -- easy to steal.
