FASB issued four staff Q&As that address financial reporting issues related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
What to expect from the IRS during the government shutdown
The shutdown of the federal government comes just nine days before the scheduled start of tax season. Here’s a look at how the IRS may be affected.
FASB proposes corporate reporting change related to new tax law
FASB proposed a new standard that is intended to help organizations reclassify certain income effects in accumulated other comprehensive income resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
20 cities in the running for Amazon HQ
The online behemoth plans to hire up to 50,000 workers in a second North American headquarters. Did your city make the list?
Lenders express confidence in FRF for SMEs
Financial statements prepared in accordance with an AICPA financial reporting framework give lenders nearly as much confidence to loan capital as GAAP-based financial statements for small and medium-size businesses with low credit risk, a published study shows.
How to develop a global mindset
As more organizations operate globally and include more people from diverse backgrounds, it’s more important than ever to be culturally savvy and sensitive.
New tax withholding tables are issued
The IRS issued new tax withholding tables for 2018 to be used to implement the changes to the tax law enacted last month.
FASB Q&A supports use of SAB 118 by private companies, not-for-profits
Private companies and not-for-profits that elect to apply the guidance in a new SEC staff accounting bulletin should apply all relevant aspects of the bulletin in its entirety, FASB’s staff said.
FASB addresses financial reporting impacts of new tax law
FASB addressed numerous financial reporting implications of P.L. 115-97, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
IRS asking for taxpayer representatives’ personal information
The IRS is now asking taxpayer representatives who call the agency to provide their Social Security number and date of birth to confirm their identity.
FASB proposes lease standard implementation improvements
A proposed FASB Accounting Standards Update seeks to ease the implementation of the new leases accounting standard.
IRS announces when filing season will start
The IRS announced that this year’s filing season will begin about a week later than last year’s filing season.
Form 1023-EZ will ask applicants for mission and activities
The streamlined application for tax-exempt status will ask organizations to describe their mission and activities for the first time.
New, user-friendly software coming to the CPA Exam
A new software platform developed by the AICPA and available to CPA candidates at Prometric test centers was designed to make the CPA Exam easier for candidates to navigate.
How to handle GASB implementation challenges
State and local government finance staffs have had to implement several new, significant GASB statements. Here are tips for handling the challenges.
Final rules govern election out of centralized partnership audits
The IRS finalized the rules for determining whether partnerships are eligible to elect out of the centralized audit procedures enacted in 2015, which apply to partnerships this year.
AICPA issues broker-dealer revenue recognition working draft
A new working draft issued by the AICPA Financial Reporting Executive Committee addresses a consideration for broker-dealers related to FASB’s new revenue recognition standard.
SEC permits reasonable estimates in corporate tax reporting
Companies may initially have difficulty determining the effects of the new federal tax law on their income tax reporting.
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