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NEWS
The IRS issued final regulations governing hardship distributions from Sec. 401(k) plans, eliminating the requirements that participants obtain a loan from the plan if available and that suspend participants’ ability to make contributions to the plans for six months after taking a hardship distribution.
Locating and reporting on lease arrangements hidden in contracts that are not labeled as leases can be a challenge under FASB’s new rules.
Retail investors’ confidence in audited financial information has risen to near record highs, but confidence in markets outside the United States has plunged.
These tips can help boards perform their duties of care, loyalty, and obedience to help not-for-profits thrive.
The IRS issued final regulations and new proposed regulations on the 100% bonus depreciation deduction that was amended by the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
As more companies latch on to the importance of long-term value creation, the International Integrated Reporting Council is offering them advice for producing integrated reports.
FASB issued a reproposal that is designed to improve guidance used to determine whether debt should be classified as a current or noncurrent liability on a classified balance sheet.
The rulemaking mainly consolidates existing guidance in one location, but it also responds to a recent court decision that held invalid certain changes to donor-reporting requirements.
The IRS announced procedures to allow certain individuals who have renounced their U.S. citizenship to get into compliance with their US tax obligations and obtain relief for back taxes.
Taxpayers that use the accrual method and receive advance payments for good or services were given new rules by the IRS on when to include the advance payments in income.
A proposed Accounting Standards Update would establish temporary guidance designed to reduce the accounting burdens associated with the shift from LIBOR and other interbank-offered interest rates to new reference rates.
Economic expectations for the United States and the world tumbled in the third quarter amid trade concerns and indications of a possible recession.
Tech experts weigh in on the steps firms can take to stay productive in the event of a cloud software outage.
FASB has proposed delays in effective dates for some major accounting standards for certain financial statement preparers. Here’s how preparers can make the best use of the extra time.
Take a look at data points market watchers are following for signals of a potential U.S. recession.
Under a proposal issued by the AICPA Auditing Standards Board, AU-C Sections 800, 805, and 810 would be aligned with the changes introduced by new auditor reporting standards.
Seventy percent of young adult job seekers say the freedom of being their own boss is worth more than the benefit of job security working for someone else, according to research conducted by MAVY Poll on behalf of the AICPA.
The IRS issued proposed rules that provide maximum automobile values for the cents-per-mile and fleet-average valuation rules used to determine the amount to include in an employee’s gross income for personal use of an employer-provided vehicle.
The PCAOB released staff guidance documents that are designed to help auditors implement the board’s new standards and amendments on auditing accounting estimates and the auditor’s use of the work of specialists.
A proposal issued by the AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) is intended to provide auditors with enhanced guidance on auditing accounting estimates.
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