Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Because of quirky rules, even profitable teams can generate paper losses that erase the tax bills on an owner’s other business interests.
May 31 -
The American Institute of CPAs wants additional guidance about Bitcoin taxes.
May 30 -
There are many novel and unresolved accounting and tax issues in initial coin offerings that haven't received much attention.
May 30 -
With the effective date for the new lease accounting standard taking effect at the end of the year for public companies, many are finding themselves unprepared and their accounting systems in need of an upgrade.
May 30 -
A not-so-final frontier; summertime tax planning; small biz and reform’s impact; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
May 30 -
Paychex reported a slight increase in job and wage growth at small businesses in May, although the pace of wage growth dipped slightly compared to last year.
May 29 -
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is having a major impact below the federal level.
May 29 -
The private equity firm has an enticing pitch for the ultra wealthy: Invest in hedge funds and avoid paying taxes forever.
May 29 -
A new notice offers details on how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is forcing changes in write-offs for items like job-related cars and moves.
May 25 -
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal warned the Internal Revenue Service that he will fight any challenge to a law that preserves state and local property-tax deductions.
May 25 -
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation takes effect Friday, and it could affect accountants and auditors, along with their clients, in the U.S.
May 24 -
Samsonite International SA, the world’s largest branded-luggage maker, tumbled the most since 2012 after short-seller Blue Orca Capital questioned the company’s accounting and corporate governance.
May 24 -
Accounting and finance organizations for many multinational businesses are currently working to create plans for two separate standards.
May 24 -
The American Institute of CPAs has sent three recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service about modifying the IRS’s proposed regulations for inventory valuation.
May 23 -
The House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday on how the new tax law is affecting small businesses, hearing testimony from a CPA firm owner and others.
May 23 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department intend to issue proposed regulations to address the deductibility of state and local tax payments.
May 23 -
Seattle levied an annual tax of about $50 million on big companies last week to help solve the city’s homeless problem. The tax was watered down from the original proposal but it was controversial and pitted the city against its most powerful corporate resident, Amazon.com Inc.
May 23 -
A New York Republican introduced legislation in the House that would waive the new tax on about 30 wealthy college endowments if they spend 25 percent of their annual investment earnings on reducing the cost for middle-income students.
May 23 -
President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul could wreak havoc on prenuptial agreements across the country — and maybe even his own.
May 23 -
The U.S. House has approved a sweeping overhaul of bank regulations, sending to President Donald Trump a bill that will give him a chance to make good on his vow to "do a big number" on the Dodd-Frank Act.
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