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2007 news headlines
Financial-, business- and accounting-related headlines from 2007 include the following:
December
- IRS expands rules for tax preparers
- Five '08 GM hybrids certified for tax credit
- Proposed regs center on pension funding rules
- IRS releases final 2008 Form 990 for tax-exempt organizations
- 'Internal auditor' leads list of hot jobs for '08
- Survey: CFOs want CPAs with 'soft skills'
- Procedure unveiled for reporting violations of tax law
- IRS Fast Track Settlement Program expands
- Certain payments to disabled veterans ruled tax-free
- State Board enacts new education rules
- PCAOB issues guidance on fair value
- FASB eyes convergence in new statements
- IRS issues list of vehicles that qualify for Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit
- One set of international standards vital for economic growth, accounting leaders say
- Study: Ethics risk just as treacherous as pre-SOX era
November
- GASB issues new standard for endowments
- IRS announces '08 standard mileage rates
- FEI examines alternative ways of sourcing financial operations
- Honda hybrid begins phase-out on Jan. 1
- PCAOB approves 2008 budget
- SEC cuts GAAP reconciliation requirement
- Credit turmoil impacts financial execs' confidence in economy
- Study: Work-life balance a popular topic in interviews
- New study examines millennials' career choices, priorities
- FASB grants partial deferment for fair value measures
- Maryland CPAs featured in Business Journal supplement
- Private companies get more time to implement FIN 48
- Treasury, IRS issue additional pension guidance
- IRS, states to share employment tax exam data
- Tax credits end for certain Toyota, Lexus vehicles
- Survey: Companies to seek tech upgrades in next two years
- GASB issues new standard for endowments
- IRS announces '08 standard mileage rates
- FEI examines alternative ways of sourcing financial operations
- Honda hybrid begins phase-out on Jan. 1
- PCAOB approves 2008 budget
- SEC cuts GAAP reconciliation requirement
- Credit turmoil impacts financial execs' confidence in economy
- Study: Work-life balance a popular topic in interviews
- New study examines millennials' career choices, priorities
- FASB grants partial deferment for fair value measures
- Maryland CPAs featured in Business Journal supplement
- Private companies get more time to implement FIN 48
- Treasury, IRS issue additional pension guidance
- IRS, states to share employment tax exam data
- Tax credits end for certain Toyota, Lexus vehicles
- Survey: Companies to seek tech upgrades in next two years
October
- Tax bills pass: CPA services are officially out
- Staffing needs dominate AICPA's '07 MAP survey
- PCAOB announces Standing Advisory Group members
- E&Y's Fletchall named AICPA chair
- Transition relief for deferred compensation plans extended
- PCAOB report lists 11 top audit concerns
- Inflation adjustments widen tax brackets, raise IRA / 401(k) limits
- SEC publishes observations of executive compensation disclosure
- IRS announces '08 pension plan limitations
- Taxpayers warned about certain trust arrangements sold as welfare benefit funds
- Survey: CFOs blame credit crisis on lenders, brokers
- PCAOB approves firm inspection amendments
- Study: Traffic congestion costs Maryland $3 billion per year
- ASB begins redrafting auditing standards
- Report lists most business-friendly states
- Report: Employers feeling staffing crunch
- Jump in e-filed corporate tax returns produces record
- Tax bills pass: CPA services are officially out
- Staffing needs dominate AICPA's '07 MAP survey
- PCAOB announces Standing Advisory Group members
- E&Y's Fletchall named AICPA chair
- Transition relief for deferred compensation plans extended
- PCAOB report lists 11 top audit concerns
- Inflation adjustments widen tax brackets, raise IRA / 401(k) limits
- SEC publishes observations of executive compensation disclosure
- IRS announces '08 pension plan limitations
- Taxpayers warned about certain trust arrangements sold as welfare benefit funds
- Survey: CFOs blame credit crisis on lenders, brokers
- PCAOB approves firm inspection amendments
- Study: Traffic congestion costs Maryland $3 billion per year
- ASB begins redrafting auditing standards
- Report lists most business-friendly states
- Report: Employers feeling staffing crunch
- Jump in e-filed corporate tax returns produces record
September
August
- CPAs: Corporate America belongs at public policy table
- IRS warns of new e-mail scam
- AICPA unveils new valuation standard
- No joke: Humor scores high among workplace priorities
- Survey: Most plan to postpone retirement
- Task force report strikes chord with educators
- Report examines how to improve voluntary tax compliance
July
- SEC approves PCAOB auditing standard
- Survey: Finance execs worried about health care costs
- SEC adopts investing antifraud rule
- Report examines strategies for increasing number of finance practitioners
- PCAOB enters into arrangement with Australian securities panel
- Study: Many companies weighing options for retiree medical benefits
June
- IRS offers tools to help tax-exempts comply with law
- GASB defines elements of financial statements
- AICPA issues new standard for valuation services
- AICPA clarifies scope of investment companies' guide
- Survey: CPAs earn 27 percent more than non-certified accountants
- Fuel prices, housing market erode CPAs' view of economy
- IRS updates research program for individuals
- Survey: Integrity is most desired leadership quality
- GASB reconciles disclosure requirements for governmental pensions, retiree health care
May
April
- Checking e-mail in meetings gets mixed reviews
- Survey: Employers form opinions of interviewees in minutes
- AICPA offers SAS 112 toolkit
- Maryland bill outlines businesses' responsibility to protect personal data
- Survey: Americans still expect pensions
- GASB assists governments with performance information
- Treasury, IRS issue final regulations for non-qualified deferred compensation
- SEC endorses improved SOX implementation
- Poll: Home ownership out of reach for many adults
- Study: Confusing technology hampers efforts to change employee behavior
- IRS warns of phony e-mails
March
- IRS issues regulations on foreign tax transactions
- MACPA members promote profession in new video
- More companies offering consumer-directed health plans
- U.S. Chamber launches Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness
- IRS warns of sites that mimic IRS.gov
- Study: Even high-wage earners don't give to 401(k)s
- Maryland closes corporate tax 'loophole'
- IRS revises offer-in-compromise application form
- AICPA urges Congress to restrict patents for tax strategies
- New online option coming for payment of U.S. residency certification fee
February
- Peer reviews now count for CPE in Maryland
- IRS offers tips for accurate Schedule K-1 reporting
- Study: Meaningful hiring, orientation programs are keys to long-term success
- SEC cuts fees for public companies
- Survey: A good boss isn't hard to find
- FASB establishes fair value option
- Survey: Retirement tops consumers' financial concerns
- IRS offers relief for employees with 'backdated' options
- Study: Advancement, not compensation, is top factor for CPA recruits
- AICPA creates Center for Audit Quality
January
- Online workshop helps tax-exempts remain in compliance
- PCAOB reports on auditors' fraud-related responsibilities
- Guidance offered on retirement distribution
- CFOs: M&A activity will continue to grow
- COSO, Grant Thornton to conduct internal control research
- Generally accepted privacy principles target broader business audience
- Report shows 'new expectations gap' between CPAs, clients
- Maryland employers prohibited from displaying SSNs in certain documents
- Study: Risk management spending to rise
- SEC amends executive compensation disclosure rules
- User fees for installment agreements revised