Self-Reporting Misconduct Can Be Beneficial for Practitioners, OPR Says Tax practitioners who self-report Circular 230 violations may avoid harsher sanctions and qualify for favorable settlements, the IRS’ Office of …
Social Security Bill Proposes New Inflation Measure, Tax Changes for High Earners Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Representative Jill Tokuda (D-HI) have introduced the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act to address Social Security’s …
FIRE System Will Retire by Tax Year 2026, Says IRS The IRS has announced that the Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) system will be retired for the tax year 2026, …
IRS Obtained Proper Penalty Approval in Easement Case, Court Finds The IRS met the supervisory approval requirements when it assessed penalties against Sand Valley after disallowing the company’s $35.38 million …
Checkpoint’s Exclusive Executive Summary of the 2025 Tax Act In a series of marathon Senate and House sessions leading up to the July 4th holiday, Congress passed the Act …
Publisher’s Note for the Juneteenth Holiday Due to the Juneteenth federal holiday, there will be no Checkpoint News articles published on Thursday, June 19, 2025. …
Tariffs, Federal Cuts, and Disclosures: GASB Chair Says the Rulebook Already Covers It State and local finance officials are running scenarios they didn’t expect to revisit this soon: tariff shocks that hit trade …
New rules strip the cover off corporate spending — companies have five months to prepare A wave of new accounting rules is set to crash down on public companies starting in 2027 — and finance …
PCAOB Requests Feedback on 5-Year Strategic Plan Amid Leadership Changes and Regulatory Shift The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on March 31, 2026, voted unanimously to seek public comment on its 2026-2030 …