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The question of when the U.S. could default will come into sharp relief this week when the Treasury reveals how big its tax take is likely to be.

While a securities-based loan is more commonly used to buy a fancy house or take a dream vacation, it's also an underused strategy for some affluent investors to pay large tax bills.

From the mortgage deduction to 1031 exchanges, real estate offers some powerful tax tools for investors.

For the second year, the Big Four firm is tracking the results of its ESG commitments.

The board will initially allow companies to focus on disclosures around climate when they issue reports based on the ISSB's first two draft standards.

Danish prosecutors allege Shah oversaw a trading scam using a loophole on dividend payouts to reap duplicate tax refunds.

Plus, GBS Tax and Bookkeeping rebrands as Cleer Tax and Bookkeeping; ITA looks for new president; and other news from the accounting tech world.

The committee released a study Thursday on how to apply its widely used internal control framework to sustainability reporting.

The Global Reporting Initiative released a report urging companies to take a due diligence approach in their sustainability efforts.

The board released an update to improve how companies disclose investments in tax credit structures by letting them use proportional amortization.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is planning to raise billions of dollars from banks and insurance companies by changing the tax rules for dividends they get from Canadian firms.

Companies that went public before the slowdown in the IPO and SPAC markets have been having trouble complying with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

IOSCO is encouraging the development of a more global assurance framework for sustainability-related corporate reporting.

The cash-like instruments have garnered hundreds of billions of dollars since the banking crisis began.

A look at challenges and opportunities faced by accounting researchers in contributing to the world of academia and business.

The board proposes modifying IFRS 9 to deal with assets with environmental, social and governance features, as well as electronic payment systems.

Almost half of North America's biggest institutional and wholesale investors worry they'll face legal consequences if they consider environmental and social factors, as the political backlash against ESG broadens.

This handful of elements is critical to effectively and profitably serving clients environmental, social and governance needs.

A marked increase in staffing shortages at auditing firms has resulted in significant setbacks to complete issuers' financial disclosures, S&P said in a report.

Another market meltdown, and another costly lesson for ESG, as hundreds of funds bought into the doomed bank.