Senate tax trigger is said to allow $350B increase

Senate Republicans are discussing adding provisions to their tax bill that could trigger up to $350 billion in automatic tax increases over 10 years beginning in 2022, according to two people briefed by congressional staff members on the plan.


Obscure Senate tax bill measure seen costing banks billions

The mortgage industry is panicking over a provision in the Senate tax bill that some analysts and trade groups say may drive small lenders out of the business.


Supreme Court justices signal they will cut whistle-blower protection

U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled they will narrow an anti-retaliation provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial law, hearing arguments in a case that could insulate publicly traded companies from some whistle-blower lawsuits.


The Senate tax bill has something for every Republican to hate

Some Republican senators hate that they’re about to vote for a bill that cuts individual tax rates before raising them back in a few years.


Tax bill’s new math could be toxic for more junk-rated companies

When U.S. Senate lawmakers changed just two letters used for a calculation in their proposed tax bill, they may have increased the number of junk-rated companies that would be hurt by tax overhaul.


Tax Season Preview

As the year draws down, tax professionals have their last chance to prepare before tax season officially starts. This special report will help make sure they’re ready, covering the tools, the rules and the issues they need to be aware of as they make their last-minute preparations.


2017 Best Firms for Women

Accounting Today’s inaugural ranking of the top workplaces in accounting for women highlights a crucial task for the profession: increasing the engagement of nearly half its workforce, and putting more of them on a path to leadership.


Microsoft and other companies report their progress on rev rec standard

Pace University’s Lubin School of Business held its second annual Pacesetters in Financial Reporting Conference in New York on Tuesday, presenting an award to Microsoft as a 2017 Pacesetter in Financial Reporting.


NCCPAP names 2017-2018 board

Stephen Mankowski was installed as president, and Neil Fishman as executive vice president.


Tax plan gains steam after Trump ‘lovefest’ with GOP senators

The outlook for Republicans to deliver a U.S. tax overhaul by the end of the year brightened Tuesday after President Donald Trump addressed GOP Senate holdouts in a closed-door, lunchtime session.