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Senate Finance releases Build Back Better text

Senate Finance releases Build Back Better text

Senate Finance Committee Build Back Better language largely leaves House Bill unchanged. SALT language omitted as well as billionaires' tax.
Looking ahead to 2022

Looking ahead to 2022

Nearly two years into the pandemic, there are signs that the worst of a once-in-a-century shock to the global economy is beginning to fade.
IRS releases guidance on Q4 removal of employee retention credit

IRS releases guidance on Q4 removal of employee retention credit

Employers need to react quickly to the new guidance to pay in amounts as if they were incurred on Dec. 31, 2021.
Family office constitution: A governance framework built to last

Family office constitution: A governance framework built to last

The keystone of a family office governance framework is a constitution that provides guidance during transitions and times of conflict
IRS releases guidance on timing of tax-exempt income for PPP loans

IRS releases guidance on timing of tax-exempt income for PPP loans

IRS releases Rev. Procs. 2021-48, 2021-49 and 2021-50 to address the treatment of tax-exempt income for PPP loans.
IRS clarifies temporary deductibility of per diem meal expenses

IRS clarifies temporary deductibility of per diem meal expenses

The IRS issued Notice 2021-63, clarifying previous guidance pertaining to the deductibility of food and beverages provided by a restaurant.
House passes infrastructure legislation; sends bill to President Biden

House passes infrastructure legislation; sends bill to President Biden

Bipartisan infrastructure bill passes House with bipartisan vote. President Biden expected to sign by end of next week.
IRS releases 2022 retirement plan limitations

IRS releases 2022 retirement plan limitations

The IRS has released its annual cost-of-living adjustments for retirement plan limits, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
The American labor market, business and the post-pandemic economy

The American labor market, business and the post-pandemic economy

Widespread labor shortages are hampering companies’ ability to capitalize on an expanding economy as the country recovers from a pandemic.
How $15 an hour became the de facto minimum wage

How $15 an hour became the de facto minimum wage

The shock to the economy unleashed by the pandemic and the response by workers have radically transformed the wage-earning landscape.
Build Back Better Act – What is in and what is out?

Build Back Better Act – What is in and what is out?

After intense negotiations, some provisions were eliminated while others were rewritten in an effort to appease all Democratic members.
Discount rate for lessees that are not PBEs

Discount rate for lessees that are not PBEs

The FASB tentatively decided to allow lessees that are not PBEs to make the risk-free rate election by class of underlying asset.
Accounting for certain leases with variable lease payments

Accounting for certain leases with variable lease payments

ASU 2021-05 addresses the accounting for a lease with variable lease payments that do not depend on a reference index or a rate.
Successfully selecting a lease accounting technology solution

Successfully selecting a lease accounting technology solution

While ASC 842 will affect leasing activities, technology solutions can help ease the burden that the new standard brings.
3 steps to adopting and implementing GASB 87 lease accounting rules

3 steps to adopting and implementing GASB 87 lease accounting rules

GASB 87 requirements can challenge government entities. Here are three steps to adopting and implementing the new leasing standard.