Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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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.
March 22 -
While issues of immigration, trade and freedom of the Fourth Estate are dominating the media cycle, there are other significant areas of policy flux worthy of consideration as President Donald Trump’s term gathers momentum.
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