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…
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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…
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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…
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Article Featured on irs.gov
WASHINGTON —The Internal Revenue Service today simplified the paperwork and recordkeeping requirements for small businesses by raising from $500 to $2,500 the safe harbor threshold for deducting certain capital…
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Article by Joseph E. Stiglitz & Martin Guzman | Featured on Project Syndicate
Every advanced country has a bankruptcy law, but there is no equivalent framework for sovereign borrowers. That legal vacuum matters, because, as we now see…
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Article Featured on Business Insider | By Richard Feloni
The terms "disruptive innovation" and "disruptive technology" are at risk of becoming meaningless buzzwords, according to Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen, who…
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Article Featured on LA Times
Fewer Americans bought homes in October, a sign that rising home values may be pushing more would-be buyers to the real estate market's sidelines.
The National Assn. of Realtors said Monday that sales of existing…
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BY KEVIN DRAWBAUGH AND EMILY STEPHENSON | Featured on Reuters
U.S. politicians condemned Pfizer Inc's deal with Allergan Plc as a tax dodge on Monday, bringing another round of hand-wringing in Washington over the corporate tax code, though…
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Article by Marilyn Geewax | Featured on NPR
The Federal Reserve estimates that nearly a third of workers have no pensions and no retirement savings.
Going from young and broke to retired and comfortable is a long, tough road.
So…
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By Douglas Belkin | Featured on WSJ
Relatively modest rise in 2015-2016 amplified by near-zero inflation and pullback in grants
Tuition increases at U.S. colleges have plateaued after decades of steep growth, but stagnant wages, near-zero…
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Poor Recordkeeping Hurts Taxpayers: Problems and Preventions
TaxesFASB Proposal Takes Aim at Immaterial Fair Value Disclosures
AccountingSenate Sends Ex-Im Renewal to Obama's Desk
PoliticsFor Small Businesses: IRS Raises Tangible Property Expensing Threshold to $2,500; Simplifies Filing and Recordkeeping
TaxesA Step Forward for Sovereign Debt
EconomicsClay Christensen says everyone misunderstands his theory of disruption — here's what it really means
BusinessU.S. home sales slump in October as higher prices weigh on buyers
Real EstatePoliticians slam tax-avoiding Pfizer-Allergan deal
TaxesHere's An Easier Way To Start Moving From Broke To Comfortable As You Age
RetirementShrinking Financial Aid Curbs Impact of Slowing College Tuition Increases
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