Federal Regulation
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IRS Announces New Deductions for Home Offices
By John SullivanThe lives of home office dwellers just got easierand maybe cheaper.
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.
January 15, 2013
Advisors May Still Lose Right to Earn Commissions on IRA AdviceThe Department of Labor will likely issue a reworked version of its fiduciary proposal in late Q1 or early Q2, and concerns about its potential impact remain very real.
January 15, 2013
SEC’s Top Cops Blast Columbia Law Professor Over ‘Inaccurate’ Enforcement StatsThe SECs two top enforcers, Robert Khuzami and George Canellos, are coming out against a recent article titled "SEC enforcement: What has gone wrong?"
January 14, 2013
MetLife completes sale to GE CapitalMetLife started the selling process after the Fed believed the insurer was inadequately capitalized following a stress test.