Senate Set to Approve Gary Gensler Nomination for SEC Chairman, but Likely for Brief Term
The Senate on April 12, 2021, will consider approving the nomination of Gary Gensler for SEC chairman. This comes about …
Soyoung Ho
Senior Editor, Accounting and Compliance Alert
Soyoung Ho covers regulatory and standard-setting activities of the SEC, the PCAOB, and the AICPA for Thomson Reuters.
Soyoung previously worked for Forbes and the Washington Monthly.
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Investors Urge Supreme Court Not to Roll Back Their Rights
As the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on a case that dates back to the 2008 financial crisis …
SEC Starts Rulemaking to Address Inability to Inspect Chinese Company Auditors
The SEC on March 24, 2021, took the first step in trying to solve the PCAOB’s inability to inspect auditors …
SEC Likely to Take Up Political Spending Disclosure Rulemaking
The SEC is signaling that it will put a heavy emphasis on investor protection aspects of the agency’s tripartite mission …
Moody’s Seeing Varied Practices Reporting Effects of Pandemic
Public companies are filing Form 10-Ks with 2020 results. And analysts with credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service said they …
SEC Staff Asks for Comments on Ways to Enhance Rules on Investment Company Cross Trading
The SEC’s Division of Investment Management (IM) is asking the public for feedback about ways to enhance the regulatory regime …
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Tax Policy Outlook Uncertain as Key Senate Races Head to Runoff
By Melissa A. Oaks, J.D., LL.M. …
Trust’s Asset Transfer to Third-Party Bank Account was Gift Made by Beneficiary
In Chief Counsel Advice, the IRS has ruled that a trust’s transfer of assets to a third-party bank account at …
IRS Acknowledges it Prematurely Issued Auto-Revocation Notices to Exempt Orgs
The IRS has released a statement acknowledging that it prematurely issued auto-revocation notices to some tax-exempt organizations. Background. Form 990, …