Federal Regulation
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IRS Pledges 2015 Tax Season Will Open on Time
By James J. GreenCommissioner John Koskinen says IRS will begin accepting electronic and paper tax returns on Jan. 20.
December 30, 2014
New regs limit nonprofit hospital billingThe limits would apply to insured patients as well as the uninsured.
December 30, 2014
IRS posts instructions for PPACA health insurer taxCarriers must file any requests for fee calculation corrections by July 15, 2015.
December 30, 2014
IRS posts instructions for PPACA health insurer taxCarriers must file any requests for fee calculation corrections by July 15, 2015.
December 30, 2014
High-level Fed committee overruled Carmen Segarra’s finding on GoldmanNew York Fed President Bill Dudley says senior Fed officials did not accept a conclusion that had been endorsed by frontline Fed examiners stationed at some of the nations largest banks.
December 30, 2014
High-level Fed committee overruled Carmen Segarra’s finding on GoldmanNew York Fed President Bill Dudley says senior Fed officials did not accept a conclusion that had been endorsed by frontline Fed examiners stationed at some of the nations largest banks.
December 29, 2014
SEC Budget Boost Not Enough for Advisor Exams: Investor AdvocateIn report to Congress, Investor Advocate Fleming also said "reverse churning" of clients in wrap fee accounts needed to be aggressively policed.
December 29, 2014
IRS Should Get Tougher on Charities: GAOBudget cutbacks have called into question the adequacy of IRS ability to police tax-exempt groups, the GAO says.