Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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As President Donald Trump huddles with advisers over plans for a tax overhaul, Congress is considering options to soften a controversial centerpiece of the House Republicans’ tax plan—a step that might mean smaller tax cuts for corporations.
March 30 -
Two former chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee have re-introduced legislation to protect tax fraud whistleblowers from retaliation.
March 29 -
As companies prepare for the new accounting standard that takes effect in 2018, there’s no shortage of apprehension among financial executives.
March 29 -
More than a third of CFOs’ time is being spent as strategic advisors as they move beyond the traditional financial management role, according to a new survey by Grant Thornton.
March 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service is proposing procedures for how a taxpayer can ask for automatic consent to change an accounting method in preparation for the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new revenue recognition standard.
March 28 -
For firms interested in implementing a health reimbursement arrangement, several steps must be completed to do so correctly and compliantly.
March 28 -
Eighty percent of CFOs at U.S. companies have not yet begun the transition to the upcoming leasing standard, according to a new survey.
March 28 -
The British grocery company agrees to a 214 million pound penalty to resolve regulatory probes.
March 28 -
‘Shocking’ Medicare fraud; appealing ACA determinations; tangible property regs; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
March 28 -
As the April filing deadline approaches, Americans have reasons to think they might get away with not paying what they owe.
March 28 -
The new revenue recognition standard is going to force many companies to make new disclosures, but they shouldn’t wait until the last minute to get ready, warns a recent report.
March 27 -
The maker of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance software is on a mission to get rid of spreadsheets.
March 27 -
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan say they’re ready to put tax reform at the top of their agendas.
March 25 -
Republicans abandoned their efforts to repeal and partially replace the ACA and plan to move on to tax reform.
March 24 -
The Internal Revenue Service has published its annual update on the depreciation and inclusion tables for owners and lessees of vehicles.
March 24 -
Profs. Miller and Bahnson analyze a quartet of futile pursuits, from political interference with standard-setting to convergence.
March 23 -
Companies and mutual funds might be able to use a more convenient version of Extensible Business Reporting Language in their financial filings, under a new rule proposed by the SEC.
March 22 -
The American Institute of CPAs wants lawmakers to reintroduce a bill to make various fixes to the tax laws.
March 22 -
Top Republicans are telling their fellow party members that not repealing the ACA could imperil tax reform efforts—and perhaps more of President Trump’s legislative agenda.
March 22 -
A controller shares the lessons learned as she readied her own company.
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