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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

L’organisme de réglementation en matière d’expertise comptable accroît ses pouvoirs de surveillance

Le Conseil canadien sur la reddition de comptes (le « CCRC ») a récemment modifié ses règles (les « Règles ») applicables aux cabinets d’experts-comptables prenant part à son programme de surveillance. Il s’agit des premières...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Public Accounting Regulator Expands Oversight Powers

The Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB) recently amended its rules (Rules) applicable to accounting firms that participate in its oversight program. This marks the first amendment to the Rules since they were...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Health Policy: Expected Movements in the Lame Duck Session – November/December 2024

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Congress returned to Washington this week with just five weeks left in this year’s legislative calendar. With a Continuing Resolution (CR) that expires December 20, 2024, either a year-end spending package or a new Continuing...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Senate Leaders File NDAA Package with AI Provisions, Setting the Stage for Lame Duck Negotiations

On September 20, 2024, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chair Jack Reed (D-RI) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) filed a managers package to the SASC-passed version of the fiscal year (FY) 2025 National Defense...more

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Massachusetts Joins the Pay Transparency Trend

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As we reported in early 2023 and more recently in January 2024 and June 2024, states continue to pass pay transparency laws that require pay disclosures in job postings. Washington, D.C., joined the trend in January 2024,...more

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OFCCP Issues Directive Updating Expedited Conciliation Procedures

On July 26, 2024, OFCCP published Directive 2024-01: Expedited Conciliation Procedures (the “Directive”). The Directive is intended to “outline updated procedures for an expedited conciliation option, giving contractors and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Tax Court: IRS Must Adhere to BBA Regulations' Plain Language

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The U.S. Tax Court recently held in SN Worthington Holdings LLC v. Commissioner, 162 T.C. No. 10 (2024), that the petitioning partnership had properly elected into the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) procedures for the...more

K2 Integrity

Roundtable Discussion Of The 2024 Global Internal Audit Standards Updates

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On 20 March 2024, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar on the implications of the recent updates to the Global Internal Audit Standards (“Standards”). The discussion included David Hyman, senior vice president and senior audit...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

New Corporate Tax Increase Proposal and Focused IRS Audits - Is the Cost of Business Going Up?

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The Biden Administration’s new corporate tax increase proposal will face substantial challenges in both branches of Congress this year. The IRS continues to focus on the tax profiles of large corporations, limited...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Revised Nonresident Audit Guidelines For New York Statutory Residence

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Last Week- What a week it was. It began relatively well, with the Cowboys losing the NFC wild card game, albeit to a California team. It ended disturbingly, with the Arizona Democratic Party censuring Senator Sinema...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Quashed: Delaware Supreme Court affirms decision quashing subpoena in AT&T unclaimed property audit

On June 1, 2021, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancery’s decision to quash an administrative subpoena seeking extensive records in an unclaimed property audit of AT&T. The Delaware Department of Finance...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Statutory Residence For The “Former” New Yorker

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“Tax the Rich” in N.Y.- Over the last few months, we’ve considered on several occasions how Albany may respond to the fiscal crisis arising from the pandemic and the ensuing reduction in economic activity. These...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

OFAC Issues Sanctions Guidance and the Concept of Culture Gains Traction (With Chinese Translation)

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On May 2, 2019, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)—the U.S. agency tasked with administering and enforcing the U.S.’s economic and trade sanctions programs—published A Framework for...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

2016 Year In Review: Securities Litigation And Regulation

2016 was an active year in securities litigation. In the first half of 2016 alone, plaintiffs filed 119 new federal class action securities cases. It was also a busy year for SEC enforcement proceedings, with a record 868...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Update on Auditing the Audit

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Most jurisdictions in Canada require the unanimous consent of all shareholders (including non-voting shareholders) in order for a non-distributing corporation to dispense with an audit. The requirement is absolute and...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

New Year Trademark Audit: A Time for Reflection and Renewal

The start of a new year is a natural time to audit your company's brand assets to make sure they are being appropriately used and protected. These audits can take different forms, but the core analysis involves a review of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Religious Institutions Update: January 2016

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Timely Topics - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued on Dec. 17, 2015, a memorandum instructing its examiners not to conduct employment tax audits of churches without getting in touch with a high-ranking Treasury...more

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Victory in House of Representatives for Improvements to WOSB Federal Contract Program

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On May 7, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued Directive 2014-01, instituting a five-year moratorium on the OFCCP enforcement over TRICARE subcontractors. The moratorium applies to health...more

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