Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Some taxpayers may be able to claim losses on 2016 returns.
December 16 -
The IRS has guidance for taxpayers who suffered under Harvey, Maria and Irma.
December 16 -
On Friday, the Republican leadership in Congress released the contents of the tax reform bill they expect to vote on in the week before Christmas.
December 16 -
Assuming the GOP bill passes, it will still need to be implemented, and a technical corrections bill issued.
December 16 -
The final version of the tax bill struck by Congressional negotiators would continue to subsidize municipal bonds that help businesses to finance infrastructure projects such as airports and toll roads, dropping one provision that threatened to cut sales of tax-exempt debt by tens of billions of dollars starting next year.
December 15 -
Two years ago, the Financial Accounting Standards Board decided to defer the effective date of the revenue recognition standard for a year until Dec. 15, 2017 for public companies to give them more time to adjust to the new standard and to work out some kinks in the far-reaching rules. The deferred effective date arrived Friday, and many companies still aren’t ready.
December 15 -
Last-minute changes to the Republican tax bill contain an unpleasant surprise for married couples who make between $600,000 and $1 million: They won’t be getting as big a tax cut as lawmakers planned earlier.
December 15 -
Congressional leaders have reached a deal preserving a $12 billion source of financing for U.S. wind and solar developers.
December 15 -
Here are key changes to U.S. tax law for individuals and businesses that have emerged from the final Republican bill that’s headed for votes in the House and Senate next week.
December 15 -
Christo Wiese’s grip on his global furniture retailing empire is slipping after the South African billionaire resigned from the board of troubled Steinhoff International Holdings NV and creditors forced a sale of part of his stake.
December 15 -
Congressional Republicans revealed the final details of their agreed-upon tax-overhaul legislation Friday. It’s the culmination of a six-week legislative sprint designed to deliver a major policy victory for their party and President Donald Trump before year’s end.
December 15 -
The Internal Revenue Service released revised guidance Thursday extending its relief for certain partnerships, real estate mortgage investment conduits, and other organizations that didn’t file the necessary returns by the new due date for tax years beginning in 2016.
December 14 -
The Internal Revenue Service released on Thursday the 2018 optional standard mileage rates that taxpayers and tax professionals can use to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.
December 14 -
Congressional tax negotiators have reached a tentative deal that would mostly shield the renewable energy industry from a provision that threatened to dry up a $12 billion tax-equity market, said Senator John Thune, the chamber’s No. 3 Republican.
December 14 -
Congressional leaders worked quickly to finalize compromise legislation for floor votes next week in an all-out effort to provide themselves and President Donald Trump with a major policy victory before the end of 2017. Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day.
December 14 -
Some brokerage firms are concerned that the tax overhaul could lead to upheaval, pushing their employees to set up their own shops or switch firms to lower their tax bills.
December 14 -
President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that his tax cut is all about helping the middle class even as Republican leaders formed a last-minute plan to cut the top rate paid by million-dollar earners.
December 14 -
Details about the tax reform bill coming out of the conference committee may give tax pros what they need to begin advising clients.
December 13 -
Republican lawmakers will overturn a key piece of the Affordable Care Act in their tax overhaul, a victory in a long GOP campaign against the health law.
December 13 -
Republican Senator Marco Rubio is facing a choice of whether his vote will match his tweets and become a roadblock to major tax legislation that his party leaders are rushing toward a final vote.
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