Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal for a semiannual reporting option has quickly provoked debate.
May 20 -
Sales and use tax once sat at the back of the small business tax conversation. It now has taken a seat in the front row.
May 20 -
Critical cautionary tale; reactive to proactive; consumption taxes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
May 19 -
The House approved legislation to make IRS collection proceedings taxpayer friendly, safeguard tax refunds and provide judicial review of tax liability claims.
May 19 -
The American Institute of CPAs expressed support for legislation limiting the reporting of U.S. businesses' beneficial ownership information to FinCEN.
May 19 -
The accounting standards update aims to improve financial accounting and disclosures about activities related to environmental credits and obligations.
May 19 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission aims to increase IPOs with changes to accelerated and non-accelerated filers and exemptions from internal control audits.
May 19 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission rescinded a policy Monday requiring defendants in settled enforcement actions not to publicly deny the SEC's allegations.
May 18 -
The American Institute of CPAs sent a list of nearly 200 recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service for the IRS's 2026-2027 Priority Guidance Plan.
May 15 -
The administrative approach to R&D credits needs to shift away from the current once-a-year scramble within companies.
May 14 -
The Internal Revenue Service established a program to allow corporate taxpayers to request rulings on certain issues.
May 13 -
Speaker Mike Johnson called suspending the federal gas tax "an intriguing idea" but didn't commit to a timeline as momentum builds in both chambers to take action.
May 12 -
The idea of semi-annual reporting is a guaranteed self-inflicted disaster, like using a knife while gripping the blade instead of the handle, writes Paul Miller.
May 11 -
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is planning to participate in President Donald Trump's controversial federal school choice program.
May 11 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board added several items to its research agenda, but decided against adding a project on cybersecurity disclosures.
May 8 -
The majority of employees don't use all the paid time off available to them, so many companies are steadily accumulating a huge line item on their balance sheets.
May 8 -
Officials discussed the SEC's proposal for a semi-annual reporting option along with new accounting standards at a Baruch College conference.
May 7 -
SOC Investment Group, an advisor to union-affiliated pension funds, is urging U.S. regulators to probe SpaceX's financials ahead of a Wall Street debut.
May 6 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to allow public companies to report twice a year at the urging of President Trump.
May 5 -
The old corporate disclosure regulations, issued under former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, had never been implemented amid a spate of legal challenges.
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