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2008 news headline
Financial-, business- and accounting-related headlines from 2008 include the following:
December
- SEC: Improve, don't suspend, fair value
- Recession brings widespread HR changes
- Retention remains top staffing concern
- Poll: '09 raises will be smallest in 32 years
- SEC approves credit default swap exemptions
- More cities join Baltimore on SBA's 'Emerging 200'
- Economy leaves its mark on list of biggest business risks for '09
- SEC mandates XBRL filings
- Sweeping new credit card rules enacted
- IRS offers free tax guide online
- Survey: Workers take steps to reduce health care costs
- Study: Recession forcing companies to cut executive bonuses
- IRS speeds relief for homeowners trying to refinance, sell
- New FASB guidance centers on accounting for assets, liabilities in business combinations
- Federal government releases fiscal '08 financial report
- Survey: CFOs say recession will last another year
- Schools, tax exempts get more time to complete 403(b) plans
- SBA announces new lender oversight regulations
- New FASB guidance examines FIN 46, FAS 140
- Corporate reporting 'failure to file' notices explained
- CPAs increasingly embrace IFRS
- Study: Companies ramp up 'workforce planning' efforts in wake of crisis
- PCAOB examines audits in the current economic environment
- PCAOB report reviews four years of firm inspections
- FASB's standards codification to take effect in July
- SEC beefs up oversight of credit ratings agencies
- Report: Despite crisis, workers still saving
- Study: CEO pay under scrutiny before crisis
- IRS announces two new appeals programs
- FASB meets with Japanese ASB
November
- IRS offers tips for year-end donations
- Professional issues updates: Get 'em while they last!
- XBRL's GAAP data tags open for review
- SBA lauds plan to bolster secondary market for small business loans
- PCAOB approves 2009 budget
- IRS announces '09 mileage rates
- Study: Reward / talent management keys to finding, keeping staff
- Expert offers 10 job-searching tips