Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The international board is seeking input on accounting for some of the world's most precious assets.
April 17 -
However, companies are not prioritizing a tech budget to address these issues.
April 17 -
The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Budget, which opposes big budget deficits, believes the president's legislative strategy stems from a misconception.
April 13 -
Health care changes and the possibility of tax reform dominate the conversation.
April 13 -
Analysts suggest tax changes may not come before the end of the year.
April 12 -
The conglomerate’s auditors, PwC Arata, could not form an opinion on its results.
April 11 -
Some processes used by the Internal Revenue Service to ensure businesses comply with the Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility provision didn’t work as they were supposed to, or they were delayed or canceled, according to a new government report.
April 10 -
Billion-dollar firms continue to dominate in the audit market.
April 10 -
Here's what to do if one of your company or a business client finds out it has failed to comply with the Affordable Care Act.
April 7 -
The Internal Revenue Service saw a sharp drop-off in tax returns in the first half of filing season, according to a new report.
April 7 -
Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., have introduced legislation to discourage the use of corporate tax havens.
April 5 -
Class-action securities lawsuit filings alleging accounting wrongdoing rose 33 percent to 93 last year, the highest level since 2008 and the fourth consecutive annual increase, according to a new report, while settlement values for accounting-related cases reached their highest level of the past nine years.
April 5 -
Roads vs. taxes; stopgap budget planning; Obamacare’s good and bad; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
April 5 -
The Office of Professional Responsibility is trying to expand its authority over preparers – and running into opposition.
April 4 -
AICPA drafts revenue recognition guidance for airline, gaming, hospitality and time share industries The American Institute of CPAs’ Financial Reporting Executive Committee has issued 11 new working drafts to help four different industries deal with the upcoming revenue recognition accounting standard.
April 3 -
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have introduced bipartisan legislation that would prevent businesses from deducting the money they pay to government agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle allegations of company wrongdoing.
April 3 -
The IRS audited slightly more than 1 million returns of individuals in Fiscal Year 2016, down almost 16 percent from the prior year’s 1.2 million, according to the latest IRS Data Book.
April 2 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice explaining how small businesses can take advantage of a new option allowing them to apply a portion or all of their research credit against their payroll tax liability, instead of their income tax liability.
March 30 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released an accounting standards update that changes the treatment of the amortization of premiums for purchased callable debt securities, shortening the amortization period for the premium to the earliest call date.
March 30 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped Deloitte partner Sagar S. Teotia as deputy chief accountant in the SEC's Office of the Chief Accountant.
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