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Tax Audits Will Hit Small Biz Much Harder
CFO.com -  April 15, 2008
Study showing that biggest companies are being audited less also notes that a U.S. plan has firms with assets under $50m getting scrutinized more.
Rite Aid Struggles with Tax Break Prescription
CFO.com -  April 7, 2008
The pharmacy chain grapples with FAS 109 as it looks predict future income so it can claim a tax break on net operating losses  before time runs out.
India Loves IFRS, and So Does PwC
CFO.com -  March 27, 2008
Swelling global support gets another lift from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, while the U.S. accountancy speaks up for it in New York.
Does tax code send U.S. jobs offshore?
USA Today -  March 20, 2008
Stepping-Up Isn't Easy
CFO.com -  March 17, 2008
A tax-basis step-up is hard to come by. Here's what JBS did to grab an advantage when it bought National Beef.
Common Auditing Screw-ups
A new survey collects Big Four auditors' honest appraisals of their clients' shortcomings. -  March 5, 2008
A new survey collects Big Four auditors' honest appraisals of their clients' shortcomings.
Top 10 Concerns of CFOs
CFO.com -  February 19,2008
Worries about consumer spending are weighing on finance chiefs.
Canada Begins Countdown to Global Standards
CFO.com -  February 15,2008
In three years, public companies in Canada will be required to adopt international accounting standards.
Microsoft, Yahoo: Double Dummies?
CFO.com -  February 04,2008
Could Microsoft sweeten the pot by structuring the Yahoo deal as a tax-free merger?
Tax-Happy Fukuda
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA -  January 31,2008
Paying More for 404
CFO.com -  January 29,2008
A recent study on the costs of Section 404 compliance for small companies was woefully understated, observers agree.
Screw-up? True-up? Restatements Explained
CFO.com -  January 29,2008
Auditor reports will now say whether a company restatement is the result of an error or simply a change in accounting, thanks to a new rule approved today.
IRS Targeting R&D Claims
Financial Week -  January 28,2008
As more firms claim research and development tax credits, the agency has designated them a top priority for enforcement.
Audit's Cautious Watchdogs
CFO.com -  January 28,2008
Sarbox unleashes audit committees to guard auditor dealings, but it's tough to growl while being management's best friend.
Made in China, Taxed in the U.S.
CFO.com -  January 17,2008
Made in China, Taxed in the U.S.
IFRS Gets Push from Accounting Giants
CFO.com -  January 15,2008
CEOs from Deloitte, E&Y, PwC, KPMG, Grant Thornton, and BDO Seidman speak of "overwhelming support" for international standards
New FIN 48 Compliance Challenges
Compliance Week -  January 08,2008
It's crunch time for calendar-year corporate tax departments to finish their disclosures about uncertain tax positions and win auditor approval of them and for many companies, the experience is the proverbial tightrope walk.
Lifting the Handicap
CFO Magazine -  January 01,2008
By lowering the corporate tax rate, can the United States regain a competitive edge?