Federal Regulation
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Taxpayer Advocate Urges IRS to Ease FATCA Rules for Americans Abroad
By Melanie WaddellThe IRS' Taxpayer Advocate says some Treasury and IRS reporting requirements should be merged for Americans living overseas with legitimate local bank accounts.
April 20, 2015
IRS faces PPACA service squeezeA watchdog agency has published surprising data on the call centers' performance.
April 20, 2015
IRS faces PPACA service squeezeA watchdog agency has published surprising data on the call centers' performance.
April 20, 2015
Disability Insurance Observer: Paid leaveTurning new employees into a maze is not a great way to help them.
April 20, 2015
SEC Fines BlackRock Over Energy Fund Manager Who Owned Oil CompanyBlackRock Advisors will pay $12 million for not disclosing that a top manager's portfolio was heavily invested in a venture he had a stake in.
April 20, 2015
Volcker Urges Merging RegulatorsFormer Fed Chairman Paul Volcker is pushing for a change that would put at least one top regulator out of business.
April 20, 2015
FINRA Launches Helpline for Seniors"Older investors are only a phone call away from getting help with questions or concerns they may have regarding their investments," says FINRA's Axelrod.
April 17, 2015
IRS Has New Favorite People to AuditIf youre scared of an audit by the IRS, theres less to fear these days except for one group of taxpayers.