Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The primary U.S. standard-setters and their parent organization have released a strategic plan to articulate the long-range vision and mission of each of the groups and the organization collectively.
April 10 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has sanctioned five current and former partners and employees of the auditing firms L.L. Bradford & Company, LLC in Las Vegas and Samyn & Martin in Kansas City, Mo., for violating PCAOB requirements for auditor independence, audit partner rotation, and audit planning and performance.
April 7 -
The housing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could need another bailout in the next few years because they are being left undercapitalized by the Treasury Department, according to the former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
April 7 -
Toshiba Corp. fell the most in more than a year after the company said it would appoint a committee to investigate possible problems with its accounting.
April 6 -
Practitioners need to be aware of the tax-free IRA rollover rules that took effect on Jan. 1, 2015 to protect their clients from major tax problems and penalties.
April 2 -
Sometimes what happens in Vegas doesnt just stay on the Stripit blows across the Sagebrush State like a wayward tumbleweed. Case in point: Nevada Health Link enrollees have been reporting mistakes on the 1095-A IRS forms to calculate their premium tax credit on the federally supported state-based HIX.
April 1 -
You manage what gets measured: Penny-wise but pound-foolish financial reporting
March 31 -
Filings of securities class actions with accounting-related allegations increased 47 percent in 2014, according to a new study.
March 31 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is getting ready to unveil a set of proposals that could have a major impact on the way nonprofit organizations present their financial statements.
March 27 -
Although Republicans are outlining a proposal to provide an off ramp for states and consumers to exit the Affordable Care Act, and the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on a legal challenge to the federally-operated health exchange, state exchanges have been up and running.
March 26 -
Investors should pay closer attention to the Other Comprehensive Income statement on financial reports, suggests a new study.
March 24 -
A new government report finds some early evidence that the Advance Premium Tax Credit probably contributed to an expansion in health insurance coverage last year, but also notes that some taxpayers still lack access to affordable health plans.
March 23 -
The Internal Revenue Service has settled a legal dispute with a medical marijuana dispensary by agreeing to refund approximately $25,000 in fines and abate future penalties.
March 23 -
The American Institute of CPAs submitted a letter last week to the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department recommending relief for surviving spouses who would like to elect portability of their deceased spouses unused estate tax exemption.
March 23 -
Fewer restrictions on shareholder participation correlate with a relatively low incidence of accounting restatements, according to a new study.
March 19 -
The European Union launched a new salvo in its battle against tax evasion with a slate of proposals that would make it harder for companies to avoid taxes.
March 18 -
An accounting scandal, a failed merger and the departure of top executives would normally make a company toxic to acquirers. Not for Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd., the subject of a $11 billion bidding war that drove the drugmakers stock close to its highest-ever price.
March 16 -
Nearly half of all American adults believe that the deadline to register for 2015 health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act has expired, a new survey has found.
March 16 -
In a last-minute push before a special enrollment begins Sunday, officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Treasury Department Friday wanted to remind consumers to sign up for coverage and avoid fees seen in this years tax season.
March 13 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert Friday warning taxpayers to beware of tax preparers who tell clients to give them their health insurance payments.
March 13