Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Company movement and location decisions have filled the news a lot in the past year. From Carrier leaving Indiana for Mexico, to reversing course after the election and staying in Indiana, 2016 has seen just about everything in terms of company movement.
January 17 -
Wind-power skeptic Donald Trump’s proposed tax reform may have an unintended consequence: threatening wind farms’ balance sheets.
January 17 -
Donald Trump to the rescue? The $8.55 trillion bond market has bucked concerns over mounting company indebtedness and so far resisted fears about the knock-on effects of the potential unraveling of the 35-year-old bull-run in government debt.
January 17 -
The implications of delaying ACA repeal, getting media exposure during filing season, and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
January 17 -
A number of code changes go into effect for the first time this year or apply for the first time for tax returns filed this year.
January 16 -
Even if there are no new laws from President-elect Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress, practitioners still will have to cope with a number of changes that go into effect for the first time this year or apply for the first time for tax returns filed this year.
January 16 -
One of only two political appointees at the Internal Revenue Service steps down ahead of the incoming Trump administration and is replaced by his deputy.
January 14 -
Accounting students have the arduous task of learning how to prepare and analyze financial reports. Like other users of financial data, they may wonder if the numbers alone are enough to evaluate a firm.
January 12 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a pair of proposed accounting standards updates.
January 10 -
Nina Olson wants the Internal Revenue Service to take more of a “taxpayer-centric” approach and for Congress to focus on tax simplification in its tax reform efforts.
January 10 -
A group of Democrats in Congress introduced a bill Tuesday to stop unlimited tax write-offs for performance-based executive pay.
January 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice for determining the value of personal use of employer-provided vehicles under the Income Tax Regulations’ special valuation rules.
January 10 -
Notice says account transcript that includes a transaction code of “421” and the explanation “Closed examination of tax return” can serve as the functional equivalent of an estate tax closing letter.
January 9 -
Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM US, discusses in this video the three major trends that accountants and their clients should be paying attention to in 2017.
January 9 -
The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Internal Revenue Service to simplify the regulations and make them less of a burden.
January 6 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had awarded more than $5.5 million to a whistleblower.
January 6 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released guidance aimed at clarifying the meaning of a “business” for purposes of the accounting rules.
January 6 -
Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, introduced legislation Wednesday requiring President-elect Donald Trump to release the three most recent years of his tax returns.
January 4 -
The Internal Revenue Service has released guidance easing penalties for some mistakes.
January 4 -
President-elect is selecting Sullivan & Cromwell partner to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, positioning a top lawyer to banks and hedge funds to lead Wall Street’s main regulator.
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