Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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The U.S. Supreme Court limited the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission to recoup illegal profits from wrongdoers, putting new curbs on one of the agency’s most potent legal weapons.
June 23 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a set of proposed regulations to provide guidance on the elimination of the deduction of qualified transportation fringe and commuting expenses in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
June 22 -
Tax pros share what they’re telling clients about relief for the jobless during the pandemic.
June 22 -
The Trump administration, following a backlash, said it would release details about companies that received loans of $150,000 or more from a coronavirus relief program for small businesses.
June 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service provided guidance on expanded eligibility and more.
June 19 -
For B2B sellers, extending credit to customers always carries a degree of risk — payments could be delayed, or worse yet delinquent, jeopardizing working capital. But in an economic crisis, that risk is compounded.
June 19 -
The Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department unveiled a simpler loan forgiveness application for the Paycheck Protection Program to reflect changes under the PPP Forgiveness Act.
June 17 -
President Donald Trump recently highlighted the “opportunity zone” tax breaks he signed into law in late 2017 as a reason his administration “has done more for the Black Community than any president since Abraham Lincoln,” but a new study casts doubt on the program's effectiveness.
June 17 -
The lender portal for the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program has opened as the long-awaited alternative to the problem-plagued Paycheck Protection Program after weeks of delays.
June 16 -
A little-used part of the U.S. tax code allows foundations to use some of their endowments as “program-related investments.”
June 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service is giving investors in opportunity zone funds relief from some of the requirements in the controversial program because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 12 -
A backlash is growing among regulators and participants against EBITDA — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and coronavirus.
June 12 -
It won’t count as income to employees, but they also won’t be able to deduct it.
June 11 -
In the midst of a global pandemic, the gravitational pull toward digital transactions has been amplified.
June 11 -
The institute released guidance on how to account for forgivable loans under the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program.
June 10 -
As applications for the second wave of PPP loans move into the final phase, many businesses will be asking: What do I do next if I don’t secure this loan?
June 10 -
A fresh look at the Paycheck Protection Program suggests other ways businesses may want to think about it.
June 9 -
But the ability to ship booze will bring complexities — with state sales tax not the least of them.
June 9 -
President Donald Trump said he’ll ask Congress to pass more economic stimulus, including a payroll tax cut, even after the government reported a surprise improvement in U.S. unemployment on Friday.
June 8 -
The service issued guidance that levies a 21 percent excise tax on some nonprofit employees’ salaries above $1 million.
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