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Month: August 2022

FASB: A New Hope for Raising Corporate Taxes

FASB: A New Hope for Raising Corporate Taxes

FASB: A New Hope for Raising Corporate Taxes

It makes for a splashy headline every year after watchdog groups get a chance to comb through corporate financial statements: “[INSERT NAMES OF BIG CORPORATIONS] Paid No Taxes in [INSERT LAST YEAR].” For example, the Institute on Taxation a...

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As Executive Compensation Booms, Closer Scrutiny Looms

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but corporate CEOs made a lot of money last year. According to a new report from the AFL-CIO, the chief executives of companies in the S&P 500 earned an average of $18.3 million in total compensa...

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FASB Endorses New Disclosures for Supply-Chain Financing

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, companies and their vendors have needed creative solutions to keep supply chains moving. One solution that has become increasingly popular involves third-party financing for companies’ purch...

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2022 Proxy Season in Review: More Shareholder Proposals, Less Support

Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden had a famous saying that summed up his approach to management: “Don’t mistake activity for achievement.” Doing something doesn’t necessarily mean anything was accomplished, in other words. Followi...

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