Federal Regulation
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SEC Mulls Rule Proposal on Corporate Political Spending
By Melanie WaddellThe date, however, when such a proposal would be released remains unclear.
January 17, 2013
IRS Announces New Deductions for Home OfficesThe lives of home office dwellers just got easierand maybe cheaper.
January 17, 2013
SEC to take another step toward fiduciary ruleThe SEC plans to issue a concept release in the first quarter regarding its rule to put brokers under a fiduciary mandate.
January 17, 2013
FINRA Launches Phone MediationFINRA announced Wednesday that it has launched a pilot program offering parties in simplified cases pro bono or reduced-fee telephone mediation.
January 16, 2013
IRS says 44% cut in tax rates OK with usAn unheralded report from the agencys taxpayer advocate urges Congress to get serious about reform for reasons beyond deficit worries.
January 16, 2013
IRS says 44% cut in tax rates OK with usAn unheralded report from the agencys taxpayer advocate urges Congress to get serious about reform for reasons beyond deficit worries.
January 16, 2013
SEC to Take Another Step Toward Fiduciary RuleThe SEC plans to issue a concept release, which will also likely include a request for information, in the first quarter regarding its rule to put brokers under a fiduciary mandate, Ken Bentsen of SIFMA said Wednesday.
January 16, 2013
IRS Says 44% Cut in Tax Rates OK With UsIf Congress were to eliminate all tax expenditures, it could cut individual income tax rates by about 44% and still generate about the same amount of revenue, the IRS' taxpayer advocate said in a report that went mostly unnoticed.