Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The Internal Revenue Service has issued a revenue procedure giving some partnerships extra time to file a Form 1065 and the accompanying Schedule K-1.
July 25 -
By the end of this year, as much as $3 trillion in lease liabilities will have landed on the balance sheets of our nation’s public companies.
July 25 -
The legislation would remove language like “husband” and “wife” from the tax code to accommodate same-sex couples and let them claim pre-2013 tax refunds.
July 25 -
Despite the many factors beyond a company’s control when going public, management can take steps to prepare for a pricing window and successfully time an IPO.
July 25 -
Despite unprecedented advances in workplace technology, many accounting and finance professionals continue to struggle with highly manual and inefficient month-end close processes.
July 23 -
With the stock market at record highs, more companies are considering going public, but they need to make sure their accounting is in order before they file.
July 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service posted three revenue procedures Monday of special interest to the insurance industry.
July 22 -
The Global Reporting Initiative has started looking at how the UN's Sustainable Development Goals can influence business reporting and the adoption of new business models.
July 22 -
Beyond the headline changes lurk a number of interesting intricacies.
July 22 -
The legislation would gradually raise the minimum wage by 2025 from its current level of $7.25 but is unlikely to advance in the Senate.
July 18 -
Internal auditors can’t have a positive reputation in such a carefully scrutinized field unless they provide the information needed to make well-informed decisions.
July 18 -
Grant Halloran takes over from Dave Kellogg, who stepped down earlier this year when Host Analytics was acquired by Vector Capital.
July 18 -
Liquor stores can’t claim a hot new U.S. tax break designed to create jobs in poor communities. One of the biggest property developers for marijuana ventures says it can.
July 18 -
The House voted overwhelmingly to repeal a tax Wednesday intended to fund the Affordable Care Act, preserving tax breaks for employer-sponsored insurance plans favored by large corporations.
July 18 -
Lawmakers overcame objections from Sen. Rand Paul who had held up the treaties over fears that they could jeopardize U.S. taxpayers’ privacy.
July 17 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted Wednesday to propose to delay some of its major accounting standards — including credit losses, leases, hedging and long-duration insurance contracts — for private companies, nonprofits and small reporting companies.
July 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service offered additional information for multinational companies repatriating their foreign profits under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
July 16 -
The American Institute of CPAs has sent a set of recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service about accounting methods for small-business taxpayers and how to determine whether a taxpayer qualifies as a small business.
July 16 -
Lawyers for Donald Trump are in court Friday morning arguing against a subpoena from congressional Democrats seeking financial information from the president’s longtime accountants, Mazars USA LLP.
July 12 -
The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has released a pair of SASs on ERISA audits and auditor responsibilities.
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