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A Pew Research survey found that only 15% of those who bought crypto said the assets performed better than expected.

The multibillion-dollar commodities trader was forced to restructure after years of losses and accusations of improper accounting.

Scare tactics about the IRS; marketing for one; a new blog; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Most studies showing "tax alpha" through tax-loss harvesting assume investors are already rich, taxed in the highest brackets and flush with short-term capital gains.

A number of sustainable investing champions say it's time for the "ESG" label to be shelved and replaced by something less likely to draw attacks from both the political right and left.

Workers were able to invest their retirement nest egg in the famously profitable employee-only fund fee-free, until it caught the attention of the Internal Revenue Service.

Private placement life insurance, or PPLI, is a decades-old strategy that has been gaining popularity among the super-wealthy as a way to protect their fortunes from income and estate taxes.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants wants Europe to fall in with the ISSB.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board collected feedback from investors on various financial topics.

The SEC's proposed climate change framework is prescriptive, detailed and extensive.

Sinema has expressed opposition to ending the carried-interest tax break used by private equity and hedge fund managers to lower their tax bills.

The Top 25 Firm has expanded its presence in New Jersey after receiving private equity funding.

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation has completed its consolidation with the Value Reporting Foundation.

A 61% majority of ESG assurance services were performed by accounting firms, but there was substantial variation among different countries.

Sustainability advocates and accountants say the ISSB’s proposals fall short of what’s needed to protect the environment.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board plans to bolster the International Sustainability Standards Board’s proposed standards with its own.

The bill contains a 25% tax credit for semiconductor manufacturing — the source of the revenue loss.

Zepz called allegations about accounting issues “speculative and factually incorrect,” and the company hasn’t announced a timeline for an IPO.

The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board is looking for volunteers to join a new task force it is forming on climate-related financial reporting.

To truly reap the benefits of ESG, it’s critical for companies to enact secure data standards, making metrics consistent, accurate and trackable.