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IESBA sets ethics standards for corporate tax planning

Accounting Today

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has unveiled a set of ethical standards for business tax planning in response to complaints over tax avoidance by multinational companies.

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FASB releases income tax disclosure standard

Accounting Today

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an accounting standards update Thursday aimed at improving income tax disclosures from companies.

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How to Plan for Global Tax Minimization

Cherry Bekaert

blocker corporations for U.S. individual taxpayers and partnerships began following the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, when the corporate income tax rate was reduced from 35% to 21%. This made the corporate tax rate significantly less than the maximum individual tax rate of 37%. tax return.

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FASB approves income tax reporting standard

Accounting Today

The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted to require companies to tell the public more about the taxes they pay, starting as early as 2025.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Capping Busy Season Hours FTW; Open the Books on Audit Firms? | 4.15.24

Going Concern

In response, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has drafted a rule that the accounting firms can have public trust or private financials—but they can’t have both. Public accounting firms operate in a unique space in our society. Regulations need to change to match. But what about the books of the auditor?

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What’s Hot on Checkpoint for Accounting, Audit, and Corporate Finance Professionals?

ThomsonReuters

The weekly ESG Toolkit article published in Accounting & Compliance Alert (ACA) rounds up environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related Checkpoint updates across practice areas. SEC Accounting and Reporting Update (SARU): No. Want more clarity around how to account for revenue-generating contracts in business combinations?

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Global Minimum Tax: 3 Key Priorities for U.S. Multinationals

CPA Practice

By Perry Hatch The OECD Pillar Two framework is a truly landmark moment for global corporate tax. Its goal is to create a global minimum tax, with large, multinational enterprises paying, at minimum, an effective tax rate of 15% in every jurisdiction in which they do business.

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