Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Officials in some states are seeking to regulate prediction markets like casinos, requiring the companies to apply for state licenses and pay state taxes.
April 21 -
The IRS posted an updated fact sheet on the tax rules surrounding educational assistance benefits after the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
April 20 -
Golden parachutes remain a popular strategy for aligning executive and shareholders' interests in corporate transactions but can trigger significant tax penalties.
April 20 -
Critics say the SEC is using disgorgement to enrich the Treasury, rather than compensate victims.
April 20 -
Senators introduced tax-related legislation aimed at improving taxpayer service, cracking down on tax evasion and curbing the carried interest tax break.
April 16 -
SEC chair Paul Atkins plans to release about 30 rule proposals this year. More than two-thirds will be related to corporate finance, such as scaling back corporate disclosures.
April 15 -
IT hygiene; final tally; movements in the U.S. dollar; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
April 14 -
The new excise tax under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will impose new costs on remittances sent by immigrant workers to family members abroad.
April 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury released final regulations on the new tax deduction for tipped employees under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
April 10 -
During his previous tenure at the SEC, he chaired the financial reporting and audit task force that cracked down on accounting violations and false financial statements.
April 10 -
If Congress attempts to pass a second tax bill before the midterms, Rep. LaLota plans to push to expand the state and local tax deduction.
April 8 -
One AI startup executive calls annual recurring revenue "a fake accounting number developed by fake accounting people."
April 7 -
The IRS and Treasury are providing guidance on how states, territories and the District of Columbia can nominate census tracts to be qualified opportunity zones.
April 6 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is studying current trends and emerging issues in data infrastructure investments and nontraditional lending.
April 6 -
Treating email as a managed communication channel rather than an individual employee tool helps maintain higher standards of professionalism and compliance.
April 6 -
The Bitcoin accumulator adopted accounting standards last year that require changes in the fair value of its holdings to flow through earnings.
April 6 -
The tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved five bipartisan tax-related bills last week aimed at helping natural disaster victims, sexual assault survivors, pre-school teachers, taxpayers in general, and tax fraud whistleblowers.
April 1 -
In its annual report outlined the progress in the work of the International Accounting Standards Board and the International Sustainability Standards Board in 2025.
March 31 -
A clear pattern is emerging of sectors that stand to win the most from the deductions and special preferences in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
March 31 -
A recent study by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that the IRS has spent $15.7 billion of the $26 billion remaining from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
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