Article Featured on AICPA Uncertainty related to Brexit – the recent vote in the United Kingdom (UK) to move away from the European Union (EU) – sent shock waves throughout Europe and foreign markets. Here in the United States, investors have also expressed concern about the volatility of their portfolios. Chances are good that some […]
Article By Mike Spector and Sara Randazzo simone mescolini / Shutterstock.com Company will pay diesel car owners at least $5,100 on top of buyback or fix. Volkswagen AG is nearing a $10 billion civil settlement, the largest in the auto industry’s history, to compensate U.S. owners of vehicles affected by the German car maker’s emissions-cheating scandal, said people familiar […]
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Oliver managed to out-do Oprah with his giveaway. Article by Melissa Locker | Featured on Time.com On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver tackled debt, which is apparently “the reason that Nicholas Cage has made so many great choices over the years.” According to Oliver, American households collectively own over $12 trillion in debt, $436 billion […]
Article by Matthew Kish | Featured on Portland Business Journal State economists on Friday delivered an upbeat quarterly economic forecast that predicts state revenue will increase 8.7 percent in the 2017-19 two-year budget and more than 10 percent each of the ensuing biennium as Oregon’s economy outperforms other states. Economists cautioned the growth is not sustainable as […]
BY MICHEL ROSE AND CHINE LABBÉ | Article Featured on Reuters | The_Pixel / Shutterstock.com Dozens of French police raided Google’s Paris headquarters on Tuesday, escalating an investigation into the digital giant on suspicion of tax evasion. Google, which said it was fully complying with French law, is under pressure across Europe from public opinion and […]
By Annette Nellen, Esq., CPA, CGMA | Tax Adviser During tax season, the government continues to churn out many rulings, regulations, and statutory changes. Here is a roundup of some of the federal tax developments from the first few months of 2016. The first four months of 2016 resulted in one public law with tax […]
Hillsboro is now a six-figure city. That’s according to the latest population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, which show Washington County’s largest city crossing the 100,000 barrier and joining Portland, Eugene, Salem and Gresham as Oregon cities in the six-figure club.
By Samurai Artist | Article & Images Featured on New School Beer Oregon Breweries won 19 medals at the 2016 World Beer Cup in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, yesterday at the conclusion of Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America®. The Brewers Association (BA) announced the results to of one of the largest commercial beer competitions to date, the 2016 World Beer Cup. 16 Oregon breweries came […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission is particularly focused on the subsidiaries of financial services firms. Article by David M. Katz | Featured on cfo.com Riding a spike in Securities and Exchange Commission civil enforcement actions against corporate subsidiaries, the overall number of SEC enforcements against public companies and their units rose more than 50% in fiscal year […]