Why The Star Wars Franchise Is Worth Nearly $10 Billion

Intergalactic Finance: Why The Star Wars Franchise Is Worth Nearly $10 Billion To Disney

Article by Aswath Damodaran | Featured on Forbes.com | Featured Image Credit: pio3 / Shutterstock.com I saw the newest Star Wars movie recently and it brought back memories that stretch back almost four decades. Watching Harrison Ford…
United States issues new corporate anti-inversion rules

United States Issues New Corporate Anti-Inversion Rules

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Article By Sally P. Schreiber, J.D. | Featured on CGMA Magazine In a further move to reduce the tax benefits of, and therefore the incentives for, corporate inversions, the U.S. tax agency, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), on Thursday…
Congress negotiators get tax, spending deal: lawmakers

Congress negotiators get tax, spending deal: lawmakers

BY RICHARD COWAN AND SUSAN CORNWELL | Featured on Reuters Congressional negotiators on Tuesday wrapped up a sprawling deal to keep the U.S. government operating through next September, while setting new policies ranging from repealing a…
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015

Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015

By Isler Northwest LLC December 30, 2015 On December 18, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the PATH Act) was signed by President Obama and became law. As is often the case at the end of the year, Congress had to pass legislation…
Intangibles make up the top 9 value drivers in the digital age

Intangibles make up the top 9 value drivers in the digital age

Article by Samantha White | Featured on CGMA In today’s digital economy, intangibles are more important than ever to the success of a business. New CGMA research found that the top nine drivers of value in the digital age are intangibles,…
The 10 Best Food Cities in America

The 10 Best Food Cities in America, Ranked

Story by Tom Sietsema | Photos by Melina Mara | Article Featured on The Washington Post To be a great food city, it helps to have a large body of water nearby, a classic dish or three, and a population with a fondness for drink. Those…
U.S. on verge of lifting 40-year oil export ban

U.S. on verge of lifting 40-year oil export ban

Article by Timothy Gardner | Featured on Reuters The United States appears on the brink of ending a four-decade ban on most exports of crude oil, which would end a years-long fight brought about by a boom in domestic shale output that contributed…
Tax RecordKeeping

Poor Recordkeeping Hurts Taxpayers: Problems and Preventions

Article by By Annette Nellen, Esq., CPA, CGMA | Featured on The Tax Adviser Every year a few taxpayers go to court hoping for a better outcome than the one offered by the IRS. Usually, they lose due to poor records, not meeting all requirements…
FASB Proposal Takes Aim at Immaterial Fair Value Disclosures

FASB Proposal Takes Aim at Immaterial Fair Value Disclosures

Article by Ken Tysiac | Featured on Journal of Accountancy FASB is proposing new accounting standards designed to improve the effectiveness of disclosure requirements on fair value measurements by enabling preparers to omit immaterial information. The…
Senate sends Ex-Im renewal to Obama's desk

Senate Sends Ex-Im Renewal to Obama's Desk

Article by Vicki Needham | Featured on The Hill | Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com The Export-Import Bank is alive. Renewal of the 81-year-old institution's charter was included in a five-year, $305 billion federal transportation measure…