Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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A group of 27 Democratic senators is calling for action in the Senate Finance Committee on extending energy-related tax credits and examining new tax proposals, especially those that incentivize renewable energy projects.
February 11 -
Financial revisions and restatements are indicators of audit quality, but they are far from the only ones.
February 11 -
The Cost Accounting Standards Board, a group set up by Congress in 1970 to make sure federal contractors charge their costs appropriately, is finally making some progress in aligning its 19 cost accounting standards with U.S. GAAP after Congress mandated in 2017 that it do so where practicable.
February 10 -
Some accountants worry that entering into financial planning services may create conflicts of interest -- and they're right, according to John Napolitano of U.S. Wealth Management, though the specific conflicts may not be what they expect.
February 10 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board proposed an accounting standards update Monday to enhance the transparency of how not-for-profit organizations present and disclose contributed non-financial assets.
February 10 -
What are the benefits and challenges faced by public companies with the new leases standard?
February 10 -
Grant Thornton’s National Tax Office picks the top issues of 2019 and 2020.
February 10 -
Extenders and technical corrections could require revisions to earlier work.
February 7 -
Members of the Georgia Society of CPAs gathered at the state capitol in Atlanta last week to lobby lawmakers on behalf of the accounting profession.
February 5 -
President Trump referred to the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on job creation during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
February 5 -
This short read highlights the growing importance of, and the many changes to, the role of the "CF-Know."
February 5 -
Comparing the tax platforms of the Democratic candidates.
February 4 -
CECL’s impact on a financial institution is all about the portfolio makeup.
February 3 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose amendments to the financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K and streamline the Management's Discussion and Analysis disclosures.
February 3 -
A group of IRS stakeholder organizations has submitted a letter to the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Services with suggestions on the implementation of the Taxpayer First Act.
January 30 -
Several recent tax law changes promise to help religious groups, houses of worship, charities, private foundations, utilities and other tax-exempt organizations, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
January 30 -
The state's new law has made a confusing situation even murkier, as the ripples of Wayfair continue to linger in evolving tax law.
January 30 -
The International Accounting Standards Board is considering an update to IFRS for SMEs, its stripped down version of International Financial Reporting Standards for small and midsize entities, the second major update to the standards since it was introduced in 2009.
January 28 -
A bill stuck in Congress might help improve audit oversight.
January 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service is giving financial institutions a break when it comes to notifying owners of individual retirement accounts about taking their required minimum distributions after a new law increased the age for taking RMDs from 70½ to 72.
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