What’s on (and off) the FASB’s radar? April 10, 2017 The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) isn’t planning to issue any major accounting standards updates in 2017, because it wants companies to focus on implementing the new leasing and revenue ...
EU proposes major changes to anti–money laundering rules April 10, 2017 In a significant development, the European Union (EU) plans stricter rules that would enable EU citizens to access registers of beneficial owners of companies and trusts without having to demonstrate ...
CBO compares international corporate tax rates April 10, 2017 The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) updated its report comparing the corporate income tax rates of the U.S. and other G20 countries.
The report examines not only the statutory top rates, of ...
IRS explains how foreign and domestic losses affect foreign tax credit April 10, 2017 In a further indication of the IRS’s continued focus on international tax issues, the tax agency updated an International Practice Unit (IPU) summarizing the calculation and recapture of foreign and ...
Be prepared for your next — or first — QDRO March 31, 2017 With an estimated U.S. divorce rate in the 40% to 50% range, your retirement plan is likely to receive a domestic relations order. These orders entitle an “alternate payee” to ...
Assessing going concern issues in an audit March 27, 2017 The Auditing Standards Board (ASB) has unanimously voted to issue a final going concern standard. This standard will align the AICPA’s auditing guidance with accounting guidance issued by the Financial ...
Income tax disclosure proposal receives negative feedback March 27, 2017 When the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposed adding a number of disclosure requirements to the guidance for income taxes, the board sought to balance the cost of the proposed ...
