Corporate governance

The International Integrated Reporting Council and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland have published a new report describing how businesses can achieve Sustainable Development Goals.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving Hurricane Irma victims in Florida until Jan. 31 to file some individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, along with 30 other members of Congress, has introduced a bill to provide tax relief to victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, in addition to the relief granted in recent weeks by the Internal Revenue Service.

It took two days after Hurricane Irma ripped through the British Virgin Islands, damaging or destroying an estimated 70 percent of the territory’s buildings, for the Caribbean tax haven to start piecing back together its lucrative corporate-registry business.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving tax-exempt organizations in the parts of Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma more time to file their returns.

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission’s internal control framework can help provide more assurance to investors about sustainability reporting by companies, according to a new paper.

The president said this year’s deadly hurricanes add urgency to his tax-cut plan.

More than three-quarters of directors at public companies polled by BDO USA expect a tax overhaul to be achieved before the end of Trump’s term in office, but only 22 percent anticipate it will happen before the end of this year.

The advisory firm knew the drill, but the storm still threw them for a loop.

The Internal Revenue Service streamlined the rules to make it easier for 401(k)s and similar employer-sponsored retirement plans to make loans and hardship distributions to storm victims and members of their families.

Victims in parts of Florida and other areas have until Jan. 31, 2018, to file some individual and business tax returns and make certain tax payments.

FICPA has created a website to assist accountants in the Sunshine State and line up volunteers and office space for those affected by the storm.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants is suggesting a set of changes prohibiting inducements.

The Internal Revenue Service is granting additional time to file returns and make payments for taxpayers in the Virgin Islands, with similar help expected for people in Florida and other states as well.

CPA firms in Florida were getting ready Friday for Hurricane Irma as it made its way to the Sunshine State after decimating several islands in the Caribbean.

As Florida prepares for the storm, some steps can be taken before and after it hits.

To be successful, a professional services firm needs to go where the money is.

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday it is giving special relief to support leave-based donation programs as a way of assisting victims of Hurricane Harvey.

Victims of the severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that took place beginning on July 28 in parts of West Virginia may qualify for tax relief from the IRS.

Before President Donald Trump launched his latest call for major tax cuts, he took a moment to offer support to Texas and Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.