Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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The Internal Revenue Service has posted instructions for both employers and employees about how to handle the Form W-2 reporting for the payroll tax deferral under President Trump’s executive action.
October 30 -
For a few months this year, a U.S. government aid program meant for struggling small-business owners was handing out $10,000 to just about anyone who asked. All it took was a five-minute online application. You just had to say you owned a business with at least 10 employees, and the grant usually arrived within a few days.
October 30 -
The update addresses the Reference Rate Reform ASU issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in March.
October 29 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released a staff educational paper offering an overview of the accounting guidance for debt restructurings and modifications.
October 29 -
As the country looks to make its choice between two decidedly different candidates, tax preparers are watching the race play itself out from a unique vantage point.
October 29 -
The top Democrat and Republican on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee introduced bipartisan legislation to encourage more Americans to save for retirement.
October 28 -
The award is the highest in the history of the congressional program.
October 27 -
From the ACA to HSAs, FSAs and more, tax considerations are a major part of insurance choices.
October 27 -
COVID-19, the election and much more all need to be taken into account.
October 27 -
The proposed accounting standards update aims to clarify an issuer’s accounting for certain modifications of equity-classified forwards and options (such as warrants) that remain equity classified after their modification.
October 26 -
In the first episode of the five-part documentary series, we look at how disparities in net worth and mortgage discrimination impact Black home ownership — and why it's impossible to close the gaps without attacking systemic racism.
October 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service is now allowing tax advisors and taxpayers to fax the Form 8918, Material Advisor Disclosure Statement, as part of its response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
October 22 -
Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s tax proposal will limit direct tax increases to just 1.9 percent of taxpayers.
October 21 -
Wagering and taxes; taming email; to NEC or not; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
October 20 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed accounting standards update Tuesday to improve three areas of its lease accounting standard.
October 20 -
Accountants and tax professionals have been helping their small business clients deal with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, shifting away from their routine compliance work after the end of the prolonged tax season.
October 16 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt amendments to its longstanding auditor independence requirements, relaxing restrictions on relationships between auditors and their clients as part of a deregulatory push by the SEC in recent years.
October 16 -
Troubled commodities trader GP Global Group has “accounting irregularities” in its books, according to the restructuring adviser hired to salvage the company’s assets.
October 16 -
J. Robert Brown criticized recent moves by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to strip down its research and standard-setting agendas without proper consultation.
October 14 -
The coronavirus pandemic has introduced a number of new areas that companies need to address.
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