Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The National Association of Tax Professionals is asking Senate Finance Committee leaders to prod their colleagues to take up the wide-ranging legislation.
September 17 -
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization has long been considered a fairly fuzzy number, especially when it comes to riskier borrowers.
September 17 -
The agency is also proposing to overhaul the proxy solicitation process by eliminating the so-called glossy report.
September 17 -
Members of the hard-right Freedom Caucus threatened to tank the House agenda but let up after they said leaders promised them a gas tax suspension vote.
September 17 -
The House Ways and Means Committee held a markup session to consider the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act, EFIN Verification Act and FULL HOUSE Act.
September 16 -
For many firms managing leases in the U.K. and Ireland, FRS 102 has long been a stable part of the reporting landscape, but that's changing with Section 20.
September 10 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors wants the SEC to reject a proposal to give newly listed companies up to five years to establish an internal audit function.
September 9 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a discussion memorandum on the design of the GASB-GAAP Taxonomy and digitization of government financial statements.
September 9 -
The update changes how investment companies such as mutual funds can measure the fair value of an equity security subject to a contractual sale restriction.
September 9 -
Most Internal Revenue Service employees avoided directly contacting taxpayers who were represented by tax professionals, but there were some misunderstandings.
September 8 -
A reporting systems with more options may lead to the market becoming less standardized.
September 7 -
The Treasury Department and the IRS issued proposed regulations threatening to end the tax-exempt status of schools that offer programs to help minority groups.
September 3 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board posted a proposed accounting standards update with targeted improvements to the Accounting Standards Codification.
September 2 -
The deferral clock runs from the date the gain occurred. Clients sitting on capital gains from this year's liquidity events need a plan this quarter.
August 27 -
Guggenheim Partners is working with regulators as they probe a business accounting issue at an investment subsidiary, according to the chief investment officer.
August 25 -
Rapid turnover among accounting employees could be a sign of future financial reporting problems, according to a new study.
August 21 -
Under the proposed regulations, funds can only be invested in eligible investments beginning when the account is established until the beneficiary turns 17.
August 20 -
Proposed regulations would prohibit undocumented immigrants from receiving much of the money from refundable tax credits such as the EITC, CTC and AOTC.
August 19 -
The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation plans initiatives to strengthen the accounting and sustainability reporting standards boards they oversee.
August 18 -
The team of attorneys and accountants' job is spotting when financial reporting crosses from aggressive into misleading.
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