Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Deloitte is helping its corporate clients get ready to prepare their quarterly financial statements in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, as its own employees grow more accustomed to doing remote audits while working from home.
July 7 -
The American Institute of CPAs has organized a coalition of 21 business trade groups to push for help for businesses' short-term liquidity needs.
July 7 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department released proposed regulations and temporary regulations to offer guidance for consolidated groups on net operating losses in the wake of changes under both the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the CARES Act.
July 6 -
The Trump administration released details of almost 4.9 million loans to businesses – from sole proprietors to restaurant and hotel chains – under the federal government’s largest coronavirus relief program so far, the $669 billion Paycheck Protection Program.
July 6 -
With a resurgence of the coronavirus threatening a nascent rebound of the U.S. economy, the White House and Congress are under increased pressure to come to terms on another round of stimulus.
July 2 -
The House gave final last-minute congressional approval Wednesday to extending the popular loan program for small businesses until Aug. 8, hours after the deadline for applications lapsed with more than $130 billion still available.
July 2 -
Cost segregation can be more complex than you think, depending on who owns the asset, how the property reports revenue, the nature of repairs and improvements made, and the depreciation time frame desired.
July 1 -
The Senate has passed an extension of the popular Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, which was set to close down Tuesday night with more than $130 billion in funding left over.
July 1 -
As small businesses in different parts of the country reopen in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, they are beginning to increase the number of hours worked by their employees, according to payroll giant Paychex, although spikes in the virus are threatening to set back those gains.
June 30 -
The head of a federal watchdog agency had some direct experience with the shortcomings of one of the coronavirus stimulus programs — a check from the IRS made out to his late mother.
June 29 -
Top Democrats in the House and Senate are backing a measure that would deny coronavirus aid to companies that moved their official headquarters offshore to avoid U.S. taxes.
June 25 -
The Internal Revenue Service released final regulations Wednesday on how a regulated investment company that receives qualified real estate investment trust dividends should report the dividends paid by the company to its shareholders in accordance with section 199A of the Tax Code, which allows the investors to take a hefty deduction.
June 24 -
Notices finally arriving; big breaks for Oprah and Walmart; the snares of working remotely; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
June 23 -
The pandemic is introducing changes — potentially significant ones — to the SOX compliance process.
June 23 -
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.
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