All Tax Cuts and Jobs Act articles
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ArticleBoth investors, companies unhappy with FASB’s tax disclosure proposal
Accounting rulemakers have their work cut out for them trying to determine how to meet investors’ needs for information about corporate tax risks without breaking preparers’ backs.
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ArticleTax leaders look to retool compliance to cope with change
Overwhelmed by an onslaught of requirements, data, and technology, tax departments are beginning to look for new ways to achieve compliance.
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BlogMolson Coors recalls bad batch of earnings figures
After discovering a bad batch of accounting, Molson Coors Brewing Co. has restated financials back to 2016 to unravel improperly reported earnings.
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Treasury, IRS issue proposed regulations on BEAT
The U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued proposed regulations on the base erosion and anti-abuse tax established under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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SAB 118 to ASC 740: Companies shift tax reporting
Shifting from one uncertain position to another, companies are facing a subtle but important change in how to explain tax reform to investors.
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Big changes in store for goodwill testing, report says
Big changes in tax and accounting rules should produce big changes in goodwill impairment testing this year, according to a new report from Mercer.
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Tax reform puts pressure on foreign earnings assertions
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is compelling companies to think hard about long-standing assertions that foreign earnings are indefinitely reinvested abroad.
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Tax functions need high-tech tools, KPMG outlook says
Tax departments need to tool up to be ready for the kinds of tax planning that will occur in the coming 12 months, especially under tax reform, survey says.
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ArticleGuidance confirms diminished tax benefits for exec comp
While certain aspects of tax reform remain ambiguous, the provisions around the deductibility of executive compensation awards are becoming clearer.
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Treasury, IRS issue proposed GILTI rules under tax reform
Treasury and the IRS have issued proposed new regulations on how to calculate global intangible low-taxed income under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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Tax reform enthusiasm is waning, BDO poll says
As the true effects of tax reform unfold, enthusiasm is waning in corporate boardrooms, according to a recent poll.
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Entities plead for tax guidance on depreciation, losses
Nearly 300 companies and associations signed a letter to the U.S. Treasury asking for guidance to edit what they call drafting errors in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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Big 4 get input on how to treat GILTI under tax law
Big 4 firms are meeting with FASB and SEC staff to sort out how to report certain effects of tax reform when clarity on provisions within the tax law is still elusive.
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IRS issues notice on compensation rules under tax reform
Companies are getting a little more clarity from the IRS on how to interpret provisions under tax reform affecting executive compensation.
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Guidance trickles on how to comply with tax reform rules
More than half a year after sweeping tax reform was enacted, companies are still trying to understand how to comply with new tax rules going forward.
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Supreme Court decision upends state tax law compliance
A Supreme Court decision in a state sales tax case removed long-standing case law that told state governments they could only collect sales tax on commercial activity within their state borders from sellers that had a physical presence within those borders.
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IRS issues new guidance on changing revenue method
Now that companies are following new accounting methods to reflect revenue in financial statements, the Internal Revenue Service is offering new guidance on reflecting income in tax filings.
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Global aspects of tax reform prove particularly difficult
Elation morphed into confusion in the first quarter as companies celebrated tax reform, then dug in to figure out what it all means and how to comply.
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FASB plans to finalize tax reform guidance
The FASB plans to finalize by Feb. 16 guidance that will allow entities to reclassify certain tax effects in equity as a result of recent tax legislation.
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ArticleTax law changes could shift executive comp strategies
Massive changes in tax law with respect to executive compensation may give public companies reason to rethink how they pay their top brass.