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CFO
January 1, 2004 |
The Foes of Enforcement State vs. federal regulators... Mutual-fund CFOs are clean, so far... Sarbox Section 404... Executive compensation and the IRS...   |
CFO
April 1, 2004 |
Bolting from the Big Four Smaller firms are picking up audit clients at the expense of the Big Four... Stock options fall out of favor... a proposal to synchronize accounting and tax reporting... analysts say good-bye to stock ratings... etc. |
| CFO |
Pro (& Con) Forma A warning on pro-forma numbers... the problems with credit rating triggers... simplified tax accounting for smaller businesses... etc. |
CFO
March 1, 2004 |
Making the List The SEC tries to tease apart the tangled connections between pension-investment consultants and money managers. Also: IRS aims to soup up audits; companies collecting antidumping tariffs; hotel fees irk business travelers; and more. |
InternetNews
April 18, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Symantec's $1B Tax Bill Security software giant Symantec said in a Securities and Exchange filing that it owes the government $1 billion in unpaid taxes, mostly relating to an audit of its purchase of Veritas Software. |
CFO
April 1, 2007
Helen Shaw |
Transfer Students As countries ratchet up their regulatory oversight, experts say companies should treat transfer pricing as a distinct category of risk. |
CFO
January 1, 2006
Kris Frieswick |
Crackdown The IRS is taking a tough line on corporate tax cheats. According to commissioner Mark Everson, combating abusive tax shelters will remain a top priority for the IRS in 2006. In view of this, some companies are girding for battle. |
CFO
June 1, 2006 |
Guidance Lite The end of quarterly earnings guidance... Wage inflation in India... Nonprofit mergers... An LBO Twist... The Small Fry... etc. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2005
Richard F. Larkin |
Time for a Financial Checkup This checklist can help foundations spot problems with internal financial controls. |
Knowledge@Wharton
June 18, 2003 |
Board Members Feeling the Heat of Public Scrutiny Should Bone Up on Finance, Accounting What you don't know can't hurt you. That old adage may be true some of the time, but not for people serving on boards of directors and audit committees in the wake of recent scandals that have tarnished the reputation of corporate America. |
CFO
July 15, 2008
Alix Stuart |
Don't Mess with the IRS The IRS is taking companies to court more often, and winning. Is it time to rethink your tax position? |
CFO
October 1, 2004 |
Taxpayer Beware The IRS goes where the money is... More grim projections for the federal budget deficit... The SEC bulks up... The bottom line of giveaways... FASB's ambitious agenda... etc. |
CFO
November 1, 2002
Tim Reason |
Align the Books? The gap between the numbers reported to shareholders and to the taxman is growing. Critics contend it's time to explain why. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2005
Andras Kosaras |
Thinking About an Audit? Read This First What kinds of grantmakers get audits and how should a foundation choose an auditor if it opts for this process? |
CFO
July 1, 2004 |
Double Standards? How controlled companies avoid independence rules... Name Game... Congress Weighs In -- Again... The Tortinator... etc. |
BusinessWeek
June 26, 2006
Jane Sasseen |
Another Dodgy Way To Dole Out Options Grants intentionally timed to good news are becoming the focus of greater scrutiny. |
HRO Today
Heller & Della Torre |
Audits of Outsourced Retirement Plans Relying on CPAs to turn up potential issues now is a better alternative than for plan participants or the IRS to discover shortcomings. |
CFO
November 1, 2004
Don Durfee |
Shelter Fallout How much will the government's crackdown on tax shelters affect ordinary companies? More than you think. And not surprisingly, some finance professionals find the government's tactics alarming. |
CFO
October 1, 2003
CFO Staff |
The Big, Bad Big Four Is the Big Four too big?... hire private jets by the hour; what a formal investigation by the SEC really means... why energy deregulation needs more regulation... the IRS is faulted for lax pursuit of tax offenders... tc. |
Investment Advisor
May 2008
Susan L. Hirshman |
Changes in Charitable Compliance Revised not-for-profit tax reporting offers opportunities for advisors. |
CFO
January 10, 2007
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Insult to Injury Already bruised by backdating scandals, companies may face an unexpected tax hit as well. |
InternetNews
June 29, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Symantec Rebuts IRS Claims Security and storage software vendor Symantec filed a 60-page petition with the United States Tax Court rejecting a claim that it owes Uncle Sam more than $1 billion in back taxes and penalties. |
CFO
February 1, 2011
Marie Leone |
No Taxation Without Ramifications The Bush tax-cut debate may have captured the headlines leading up to the new year, but there are at least half a dozen lower-profile tax issues that CFOs should keep tabs on, with more to come as the year unfolds. |
Inc.
March 2006
Amy Feldman |
Inc.'s Annual Spectaxular From new deductions for manufacturers to how to pay yourself, here are 10 ways to cut your tax bill -- without raising the suspicions of the IRS. |
BusinessWeek
December 22, 2003
Louis Lavelle |
Exec Pay: "Everybody Should Be A Little Nervous" The IRS is going after the last bastion of accounting creativity -- executive pay. |
CFO
March 1, 2004
Ronald Fink |
Haven or Hell? The IRS wants to crack down on multinational corporations that transfer U.S. intellectual property to tax havens. |
CFO
October 1, 2006 |
Public Info, Faster and Easier Letters to the editor: XBR-What?... Toxic Torts... Further Thoughts on Dividends... Missing the Mark on "Missing the Mark"... Hidden Energy Costs... etc. |
CFO
May 1, 2010
Marie Leone |
Double Trouble? Maybe Not Companies that face simultaneous audits find that it pays to be diplomatic. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Do Accountants Who Act as Consultants Take Greater Care or Cut Corners? New Wharton research challenges the idea that lucrative consulting contracts routinely lead auditors to look the other way when preparing financial audits, a key allegation in the scandals at WorldCom, Tyco and Enron. |
HBS Working Knowledge
June 18, 2007
Mihir Desai |
Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field A Harvard Business School professor argues that investors and regulators are served poorly by the U.S. corporate financial reporting system, which allows companies to declare different profit figures to the IRS than they report to shareholders. |
AFP eWire
June 19, 2013
Dennis Walsh |
Guidelines to Ensure Your Nonprofit Isn't Next on the IRS's List It is important for those charged with governance of exempt organizations to consider stakeholder perspectives in determining executive pay levels and the peril that may result when oversight doesn't meet public expectations. |
CFO
Andrew Osterland |
Ready to Pounce? The IRS has taken a predatory stance against tax shelters. But several court decisions have altered the rules of the chase... |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Tax Scams and Frauds As the saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. That's the case with scams that seem to show up around tax-filing season. Here are some of the biggies to look out for this year. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2006
Roy Lewis |
Top 5 Audit Myths While IRS audits have been around for many years, there are still a number of misconceptions about what triggers an audit, or how to avoid one. Here are the top five. |
CFO
May 15, 2012
Sarah Johnson |
IRS Holds Up Transfer-Pricing Deals It now takes the agency more than 40 months to process advance pricing agreements. |
Investment Advisor
August 2007
Les Witmer |
Closing the Gap How the IRS is improving compliance to close the tax gap. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2006
Tim Beyers |
A Billion Reasons to Avoid Symantec? The antivirus maker has a taxing problem. For its part, Symantec says it isn't in error and plans to take the Feds to tax court, but it's not certain how much investors may lose if the IRS is right. |
BusinessWeek
February 19, 2007
Max B. Sawicky |
Minimum Wage, Maximum Pork Tax breaks could just as easily benefit business owners not affected by the minimum wage increase. |
