Regulation and compliance
Regulation
-
The year ahead will be full of tax uncertainties in the U.S. and internationally, ranging from digital taxes and carbon taxes to possible tax hikes under the Biden administration.
January 27 -
The U.S. Small Business Administration is pledging to improve the loan review process, even as it pursues a record number of fraud complaints.
January 27 -
Businesses who didn’t receive forgiveness on their Paycheck Protection Program loans can now claim a tax credit instead, thanks to a provision in last month’s coronavirus stimulus package.
January 25 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission tapped deputy chief accountant Paul Munter to become acting chief accountant when chief accountant Sagar Teotia leaves in February.
January 22 -
The U.S. Small Business Administration released a one-page form aimed at simplifying the process of applying for forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loans, along with newly revised and updated forms to meet the requirements of the latest stimulus legislation.
January 22 -
Some leading organizations are taking the SEC’s cue and tightening up their filings to provide stakeholders with better clarity, focus and insight.
January 22 -
President Biden has picked Allison Herren Lee, a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the acting chair of the SEC, as nominee Gary Gensler waits in the wings as a more permanent chair once he is confirmed by the Senate.
January 21 -
Financial executives feel that the requirements for documenting their organization’s internal controls are getting to be too much and many of them are behind the curve when it comes to applying technology for internal control over financial reporting, according to a new report.
January 21 -
The Internal Revenue Service released information on how employees now have until the end of the year to repay any payroll taxes they deferred from last year.
January 20 -
The software vendor has updated its free website with interactive tools to help small business owners and the self-employed assess their eligibility for federal relief and related tax credits.
January 20 -
CPA firms will be in a great position to help their small business clients with the latest round of the Paycheck Protection Program, according to Barry Melancon.
January 19 -
Companies and their advisors will want to make sure they're up on what's reported on the form, how it's changing the 1099-MISC, and the state-reporting wrinkles that go along with it, says Janice Krueger of Greatland.
January 19 -
President-elect Joe Biden’s team of financial regulators is taking shape, with progressive favorites being chosen for the top jobs at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — moves that mean Wall Street should prepare itself for a new era of tougher oversight and stricter rules.
January 19 -
Here are five ways the latest round of the Paycheck Protection Program is different.
January 19 -
Last month's COVID-19 relief bill has accountants recommending some deductions to clients, and wondering about the applicability of others.
January 14 -
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, who is chairing the Senate Finance Committee now that Democrats have won control of the Senate, described some of his policy priorities, including the tax area where his committee has oversight.
January 14 -
The updated practice aids are designed to help firms implement the new requirements in SAS 134-140 and SSARS 25.
January 14 -
The U.S. Small Business Administration plans to reopen the Paycheck Protection Program to small lenders on Friday and to all lenders next Tuesday.
January 14 -
Highly paid college sports coaches and hospital executives are among the nonprofit employees the Internal Revenue Service is targeting in the final version of a tax-law regulation.
January 12 -
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department relaunched the Paycheck Protection Program on Monday to new borrowers, prioritizing loans from community lenders.
January 11

















