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IRS Acts to Prop Up Some Debt Instruments in Slumping Markets
The tax agency will not rigorously apply the "AHYDO" rules. October 28, 2008
How Bailout Loosens Accounting, Tax Rules
While the new law works to ease the credit crisis, it lets banks sidestep tax and accounting rules. October 21, 2008
Good News for Joe the Plumber: FIN 48 Is Delayed
FASB votes to postpone the rule for private companies, giving smaller businesses another year to prepare for — and fret about — uncertain tax positions. October 17, 2008
In the Bailout, Which Taxpayers Win?
The law that allows the Treasury Department to buy up toxic mortgage assets from banks and other institutions provides some tax relief — and some tax hits. October 14, 2008
Need Cash? Try a Tax-Free Loan from a Sub
The IRS relaxes repatriation rules — temporarily — to help companies get through the credit crunch. October 9, 2008
The Best Part of Breaking Up Is Folgers's Tax-Free Spinoff
Despite running into a potential deal-breaker, Folgers parent Proctor & Gamble successfully uses a reverse Morris Trust transaction in its latest pact with Smucker. October 6, 2008
Comp Rx: Kill Employment Contracts?
Amid the tussle over what to do about executive compensation, a radical solution is floated. October 1, 2008
Dear Mr. President
Both as businesspeople and citizens, CFOs have plenty of advice for the next occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. October 1, 2008
Critics Call Out Bailout Plan's Exec-Pay Provisions
The fledgling proposal would have denied tax deductibility for some or all of finance chiefs' compensation. But that and the bill's other comp clauses left many observers unsatisfied. September 29, 2008
Fed Seeks to Change Bank Capital Rules
Amid the flurry of bank bailouts and potential mergers, the Federal Reserve Board and other agencies aim to change the way Tier 1 capital is calculated in the wake of a business combination. September 29, 2008