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Latest Articles

  • Regulatory Roundup: March 28–April 3

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Apr 3, 2023

    With so many regulators out here, it can be tough to keep track of all the decisions being made. This is the NYSSCPA's regular series that collects relevant regulatory announcements from the past week and puts them in one place to help you stay on top of the issues.

  • Report Warns of Five Tax Myths on TikTok

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Mar 31, 2023
    With members of Generation Z using TikTok as a search engine, gig workers in that cohort may turn to that platform for tax advice—and they may be more susceptible to tax myths, an investigation by tax software developer Keeper found.
  • Companies Seek Guidance on Corporate Minimum Tax Due to Extraordinary Transactions

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Mar 31, 2023
    Some business leaders and companies are concerned that certain one-time business transactions would make them liable to pay the corporate alternative minimum tax that went into effect at the beginning of this year.
  • FASB Releases Update on Tax Credit Investments

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Mar 30, 2023
    The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released an accounting standards update to allow reporting entities to consistently account for equity investments made primarily for the purpose of receiving income tax credits and other income tax benefits.
  • Yellen Advocates Stronger Bank Regulation

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Mar 30, 2023
    The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank demonstrated that regulatory requirements should be reassessed, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellin said in a speech to the National Association for Business Economics.
  • As Top Regulator Cites Mismanagement as Root of Bank Failures, Senators Also Blame Regulators

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Mar 29, 2023
    In a Senate hearing, a top banking regulator blamed the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on its disregard for federal warnings, while senators also blamed the federal regulators.
  • FinCEN Issues Initial Guidance for Beneficial Ownership Information

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Mar 29, 2023
    The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued reporting requirements for initial beneficial ownership information (BOI).
  • New Oversight Body Launched to Strengthen International Audit and Ethics Standards

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Mar 28, 2023
    The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESA) have launched the International Foundation for Ethics and Audit (IFEA), a new oversight body to give the two boards independence from the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
  • CFTC Charges Binance Digital Asset Exchange with Multiple Violations

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Mar 28, 2023

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its founder with “numerous violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations,” such as evading federal law and operating an illegal digital derivatives exchange.

  • Bank Collapse Spurs Startups to Seek CFOs at Earlier Stage

    By:
    S.j. Steinhardt
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    Mar 27, 2023
    Startup companies are now seeing the wisdom of hiring chief financial officers earlier, rather that relying on their venture-capital backers or their banks to provide financial guidance.