Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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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.
March 27 -
Normally, election years are not very active years for tax legislation ... but there are signs this might not be a normal year.
March 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued a revenue procedure on how businesses can take advantage of new tax breaks offered by the OBBBA and withdraw elections made under the old rules.
March 23 -
The acting head of the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division said he'll focus on "quality over quantity" in bringing cases.
March 23 -
It's unclear whether the commission plans to move auditor enforcement out of the PCAOB and into the SEC.
March 20 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an interpretation of how federal securities laws apply to crypto.
March 17 -
It's not too late to build your accounting firm's quality management system, and it doesn't have to be overwhelming.
March 17 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors is calling on Congress to "modernize" the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by adding provisions related to internal auditing.
March 17 -
While Republican-led states are mostly adopting the various tax changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, some states led by Democrats are refusing to go along.
March 13 -
PCC chair Jere Shawver is on a mission to increase awareness of the group that represents the perspectives of privately held companies on accounting standards.
March 12 -
The legislation would eliminate income taxes for Americans who earn less than $46,000 and reduce income taxes for those making between $46,000 and $80,500.
March 12 -
The IRS's changes in its instructions for claiming the new tax deduction for tips is making it more difficult for self-employed and gig economy workers.
March 10 -
The IRS is proposing to remove regulations that tried to crack down on the abusive use of basis-shifting transactions by partnerships as a way of minimizing taxes.
March 9 -
The pilot program for the new Trump accounts will deposit $1,000 into the accounts of children born between 2025 and 2028.
March 6 -
The International Accounting Standards Board is finalizing a standard to give investors a clearer picture of utilities' performance and future cash flows.
March 6 -
Investors place strong trust in public company audits as a check on the financial statements issued by companies, but auditor independence remains a focus.
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