Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The Senate passed a federal disaster tax relief bill, the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act, by unanimous consent after a hold was lifted.
August 12 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department offered guidance on rollovers between retirement plans and individual retirement accounts.
August 12 -
The American Institute of CPAs asked the Treasury and the IRS to revise three of their recent notices on the corporate alternative minimum tax.
August 11 -
The proposed regulations clarify nondiscrimination requirements for employers offering Trump account contribution programs and dependent care assistance.
August 11 -
The International Financial Reporting Foundation named Steven Maijoor as the next chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees, and Sam Woods as chair of the International Accounting Standards Board.
August 11 -
The wide-ranging Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act includes a requirement for a new IRS office to educate businesses about child care tax breaks.
August 6 -
The specialized enforcement unit will pursue accounting and financial reporting fraud cases, as well as general misconduct in accounting and auditing.
August 5 -
The IRS and the Treasury issued guidance on the permanent extension of the employer tax credit for paid family and medical leave under the OBBBA.
August 5 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board decided during a board meeting to add a project on goodwill impairment testing to its technical agenda.
August 3 -
The Senate Finance Committee voted nearly unanimously to approve a wide-ranging bipartisan tax administration bill aimed at improving operations at the IRS.
July 30 -
Tax professionals can help companies with wind and solar projects after a recent court decision, as well as energy-efficient commercial building improvements.
July 27 -
Only days after the World Cup Final, the IRS released a revenue procedure allowing tax-exempt foreign members of FIFA to avoid filing a Form 990.
July 24 -
The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to advance legislation requiring disclosures of foreign sources of funding for tax-exempt groups and recipients.
July 23 -
One question deserves far more attention, particularly from accountants and auditors: Which companies will actually choose to report less?
July 22 -
OZ 1.0 Zone; governed AI; tax fraud cases; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
July 21 -
The IRS is getting hit with an overwhelming number of public comments on proposed tax regs, often generated by artificial intelligence.
July 21 -
Financial Accounting Standards Board chair Richard Jones is preparing for new agenda projects as well as the likelihood of a semiannual reporting option.
July 16 -
Taxpayers and tax pros have already dealt with many changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on 2025 returns, but many provisions will be effective for the first time in 2026.
July 14 -
Americans using prediction markets to bet on the World Cup may face less tax burden than peers wagering through sportsbooks thanks to investment tax breaks.
July 13 -
Final regulations on Section 1035 insurance exchanges eliminate problems from earlier regulations that affected corporate reorganizations and death benefits.
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