Story by Tom Sietsema | Photos by Melina Mara | Article Featured on The Washington Post
To be a great food city, it helps to have a large body of water nearby, a classic dish or three, and a population with a fondness for drink.
Those…
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Article by Timothy Gardner | Featured on Reuters
The United States appears on the brink of ending a four-decade ban on most exports of crude oil, which would end a years-long fight brought about by a boom in domestic shale output that contributed…
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Article by By Annette Nellen, Esq., CPA, CGMA | Featured on The Tax Adviser
Every year a few taxpayers go to court hoping for a better outcome than the one offered by the IRS. Usually, they lose due to poor records, not meeting all requirements…
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Article by Ken Tysiac | Featured on Journal of Accountancy
FASB is proposing new accounting standards designed to improve the effectiveness of disclosure requirements on fair value measurements by enabling preparers to omit immaterial information.
The…
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Article by Vicki Needham | Featured on The Hill | Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com
The Export-Import Bank is alive.
Renewal of the 81-year-old institution's charter was included in a five-year, $305 billion federal transportation measure…
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Article Featured on irs.gov
WASHINGTON —The Internal Revenue Service today simplified the paperwork and recordkeeping requirements for small businesses by raising from $500 to $2,500 the safe harbor threshold for deducting certain capital…
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Article by Joseph E. Stiglitz & Martin Guzman | Featured on Project Syndicate
Every advanced country has a bankruptcy law, but there is no equivalent framework for sovereign borrowers. That legal vacuum matters, because, as we now see…
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Article Featured on Business Insider | By Richard Feloni
The terms "disruptive innovation" and "disruptive technology" are at risk of becoming meaningless buzzwords, according to Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen, who…
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Article Featured on LA Times
Fewer Americans bought homes in October, a sign that rising home values may be pushing more would-be buyers to the real estate market's sidelines.
The National Assn. of Realtors said Monday that sales of existing…
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BY KEVIN DRAWBAUGH AND EMILY STEPHENSON | Featured on Reuters
U.S. politicians condemned Pfizer Inc's deal with Allergan Plc as a tax dodge on Monday, bringing another round of hand-wringing in Washington over the corporate tax code, though…
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The 10 Best Food Cities in America, Ranked
Entertainment & LeisureU.S. on verge of lifting 40-year oil export ban
PoliticsPoor Recordkeeping Hurts Taxpayers: Problems and Preventions
TaxesFASB Proposal Takes Aim at Immaterial Fair Value Disclosures
AccountingSenate Sends Ex-Im Renewal to Obama’s Desk
PoliticsFor Small Businesses: IRS Raises Tangible Property Expensing Threshold to $2,500; Simplifies Filing and Recordkeeping
TaxesA Step Forward for Sovereign Debt
EconomicsClay Christensen says everyone misunderstands his theory of disruption — here’s what it really means
BusinessU.S. home sales slump in October as higher prices weigh on buyers
Real EstatePoliticians slam tax-avoiding Pfizer-Allergan deal
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