PCAOB Slashes 2026 Budget, Board Member Salaries in Historic Move Following SEC Pressure
Board members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) voted unanimously to cut the spending plan by 9.4% for …
Soyoung Ho, Checkpoint News
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Soyoung Ho covers regulatory and standard-setting activities of the SEC, the PCAOB, and the AICPA for Thomson Reuters in Washington.
Soyoung previously worked for Forbes and the Washington Monthly.
She can be reached at soyoung.ho@thomsonreuters.com
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SEC Officials: We Are Not Done Talking About Non-GAAP Measures
The misuse or misleading use of non-GAAP measures remains a frequent topic of SEC staff comment letters, and commission officials at a …
SEC Chief Accountant Unveils Ambitious Agenda for Audit Oversight, Standard Setting
At a year-end AICPA conference, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chief Accountant Kurt Hohl outlined an ambitious agenda for accounting …
SEC Chair Criticizes Accounting Firms for Pushing Rules Driven by ‘Self-Interest’
At a conference, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins strongly criticized accounting firms for having pressured the commission …
Christina Ho Will Not Seek Second Term at PCAOB, Citing Need for Fresh Leadership
As the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) vets candidates to serve as members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board …
Experts Say Moving Away From Quarterly Reports Not as Simple as It Seems
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has fast-tracked a rulemaking that would give companies the option to skip …
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Does an Employee’s Prior Consent to Electronic Furnishing of Form W-2 Also Apply to Receiving Form 1095-C Electronically?
QUESTION: Our company is an applicable large employer (ALE) and would like to distribute Form 1095-C electronically to employees. If …
Payroll Privacy Rules Are Tightening—What Payroll and HR Need to Know Before 2026
Privacy rulemaking has long trained its sights on consumers, with federal and state laws historically focused on protecting individuals in their …
IRS Guidance on Trump Accounts Addresses Cafeteria Plans and Employer Contributions, Announces Regulations on the Way
IRS Notice 2025-68 (Dec. 2, 2025); IRS News Release IR-2025-117 (Dec. 2, 2025) Notice News Release The IRS has announced …