Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
-  KPMG LLP has taken a significant step by launching KPMG Law US, marking a milestone as the first law firm owned by a Big Four firm to serve the U.S. market. March 18
-  Both houses of Congress have passed budget resolutions — but they have passed very different budget resolutions. March 18
-  This month, the Internal Revenue Service is predicting a rise in tax scams for 2025, and added four new eligible counties for foreign income exclusion. March 17
-  The stopgap funding bill paves the way for Republican lawmakers to pivot to signature border and tax bills they seek to pass in the coming months. March 17
-  The threat of a government shutdown receded Friday, but the IRS would nevertheless still operate during tax season, even at lower capacity, in the event of a shutdown. March 14
-  The meeting, scheduled for Thursday at the White House, will be the first sit-down between the Senate tax panel and Trump since he took office again. March 12
-  A bipartisan group has reintroduced legislation to allow immediate expensing of research and development costs, all the way back to 2022 when the tax break expired. March 12
-  The Securities and Exchange Commission dramatically pulled back on accounting and auditing enforcement last year after two years in a row of increases. March 12
-  The House of Representatives passed a resolution to repeal the regulations that created reporting requirements for digital asset brokers using decentralized finance systems. March 12
-  Rep. Steve Cohen has reintroduced a bill that would give the IRS the authority to set and enforce standards for tax pros. March 11
-  Tax cuts could help soften the tariffs' impact on the economy, and allies would ideally like to pass a bill by July — though there are plenty of hurdles. March 11
-  The bill would claw back $20.2 billion in spending for the IRS passed as part of President Joe Biden's signature green-energy Inflation Reduction Act. March 10
-  The Securities and Exchange Commission's new EDGAR system will go live on March 24. March 7
-  The agency nixed controversial staff crypto accounting guidance, which interim chief Mark Uyeda described as overstepping the normal procedures. March 7
-  Tax pros' worries about the impact of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency on the Internal Revenue Service include increased fraud and filing delays. March 7
-  The American Institute of CPAs is providing a framework to stablecoin issuers for presenting and disclosing information related to the tokens they issue. March 6
-  Enforcement activity was more muted in the second half of the year, due to a Supreme Court decision and multiple lawsuits against the PCAOB, says a new report. March 6
-  Ukraine, Iraq, Haiti and Bangladesh have been added to the Internal Revenue Service's list for tax year 2024. March 6
-  President Donald Trump took the lectern Tuesday for his primetime address beset by warning signs about the U.S. economy. March 5
-  Financial advisors and their clients will need to prepare for many possible outcomes by focusing on the key themes around these eight TCJA policy issues. March 4


















