Financial Planning

The SEC has tweaked certain accounting rules and is considering doing more.

Stephen Schwarzman said the risk of an increase in U.S. capital gains taxes has led to explosive growth in potential targets for his alternative investment firm.

A new holiday; VAT questions; give parents credit; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The thoughtful development of a formalized internal control framework can help with effective management of risk.

A combination of high valuations on companies and potentially higher taxes in the future is proving to be a potent motivator for selling private companies.

The legislation would require standardized metrics and disclosures of environmental, social and governance measures by companies.

Companies can streamline their environmental, social and governance reporting using technology, according to a recent report.

The lack of universal, comparable disclosure makes internal rankings less than reliable.

The American Institute of CPAs and the Center for Audit Quality both submitted comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission expressing support for climate change disclosures by companies.

Fueled remote work and worries over tax hikes, financial advisors who live in expensive cities are trimming their personal tax bills by moving to low-tax and no-tax states.