Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The Internal Revenue Service updated the information on its website about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to help taxpayers and practitioners better understand tax reform.
August 23 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board finalized slightly fewer enforcement actions against accountants in 2017, slipping from 79 in 2016 to 75 last year, according to a new report.
August 23 -
Republicans thought the historic overhaul that slashed taxes would be one of their main campaign selling points ahead of November elections. Instead, Democrats are talking more about the law — and how they want to undo it.
August 23 -
A broad coalition of hundreds of industry associations and companies sent a letter Wednesday to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urging him to resolve errors in last year’s tax code overhaul related to depreciation rules and net operating loss carrybacks.
August 22 -
These proposed regulations affect taxpayers who deduct depreciation for qualified property acquired and placed in service after Sept. 27, 2017.
August 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service has been sending a series of messages in recent weeks to taxpayers and tax professionals urging them to check the online withholding calculator to make sure they have the proper amount withheld from their paychecks so they can avoid a nasty surprise next tax season.
August 21 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice soliciting comments on how to apply a new section of the tax code that was added by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act pertaining to the unrelated business income taxes for otherwise tax-exempt organizations.
August 21 -
The TCJA’s changes to alimony deductibility make good advice more important than ever.
August 21 -
A lesser-known provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may offer a major investment for clients.
August 21 -
The relatively new health plan offers tax benefits accountants should know about.
August 20 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Friday to simplify some of its disclosure requirements that have become outdated, duplicative or overlapping because of changes in the information environment or U.S. GAAP, or because of other SEC disclosure requirements.
August 17 -
President Donald Trump brought a long-simmering debate on Wall Street to the surface Friday when he prodded regulators to look into scaling back how often publicly traded companies report financial results.
August 17 -
Changes to state tax laws for unincorporated businesses could help them circumvent the $10,000 limit on state and local tax deductions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
August 17 -
Combined, the six supplemental tax schedules include more than 50 additional line items.
August 16 -
A group of Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee is asking the IRS and the Treasury to issue guidance to clarify the congressional intent behind several provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
August 16 -
Exxon Mobil Corp. must face a lawsuit by investors who blamed a drop in the company’s shares on the disclosure that regulators were scrutinizing its reserve accounting related to climate change.
August 15 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a long-awaited accounting standards update Wednesday to improve the financial reporting for insurance companies that issue long-duration contracts, such as life insurance, disability income, long-term care and annuities.
August 15 -
This handful of provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are worth immediate attention.
August 14 -
Experts warn the proposals on qualified business income of pass-throughs are complicated, though.
August 14 -
Compliance hours and costs for the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have risen in the past year for many companies, in part due to the new revenue recognition standard, according to a new survey.
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