Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Tax experts examine Republicans' Joint Statement for clues to possible changes.
August 29 -
The framework issued by the 'Big Six' is thin on specifics.
August 29 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has released a staff accounting bulletin to conform its existing staff guidance to the new revenue recognition standard that takes effect for public companies at the end of the year.
August 24 -
The Institute of Management Accountants is partnering with ANEFAC, the National Association of Executives in Finance, Administration and Accounting, to support the international advancement of the management accounting profession in Brazil.
August 23 -
Many software companies, including Microsoft, could see significant changes in their revenue patterns with the rollout of the revenue recognition standard that takes effect at the end of the year, according to a new study.
August 23 -
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board is mulling new guidance on how the public sector should account for revenue and non-exchange expense transactions, such as the provision of education, health care and defense, in light of the revenue recognition standard.
August 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service revoked an unidentified hospital’s tax exemption in February for failing to conduct a community health needs assessment, in a sign of possible trouble for other nonprofit health care organizations.
August 21 -
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin emerged over the weekend as one of the staunchest defenders of Donald Trump in the Cabinet, bringing stability to the administration’s economic policy agenda as it heads into what’s expected to be an unpredictable debt-limit debate.
August 21 -
As summer winds down, everyone across the country is anxiously awaiting a special and rare event this Monday.
August 18 -
The American Institute of CPAs has extended the comment period for its proposed standard for ERISA plan audits for another 150 days.
August 18 -
As people begin to amass wealth, the clarity and simplicity of their financial lives can quickly diminish.
August 17 -
The co-creators and producers of the hit cable TV series “The Walking Dead” and “Fear the Walking Dead” have filed suit against AMC over the network’s calculation of profits in a case that could change the definition of “Hollywood accounting.”
August 16 -
New legislation would require the IRS and the SBA to educate businesses on the subject.
August 15 -
In your role as a CPA, you’re a trusted resource for your clients and that means it’s important for you to keep abreast of all regulations that could potentially impact them.
August 14 -
President Donald Trump laid out a path for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to get back in his good graces: replace Obamacare, overhaul the U.S. tax code and find a way to pay for big infrastructure improvements.
August 14 -
SEC Chair Jay Clayton calls for nominees for open board spots.
August 11 -
The United Nations Academic Impact and MLOW provide an example to follow.
August 10 -
President Donald Trump repeatedly slammed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over the past two days over the failure of Congress to eliminate Obamacare, escalating a war of words with a fellow Republican who is key to advancing the president’s agenda.
August 10 -
Many accounting and finance professionals are in high gear preparing their organizations and clients for the transition.
August 9 -
In early 2015, a previously unknown entity published a series of scathing reports attacking the accounting practices of a Hong Kong commodity trader.
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