September 11
Deloitte Returns to NY Financial Center After Terrorist Attacks
Undeterred by the acts of evil and violence that marked September 11, 2001 as a day of infamy, Deloitte & Touche (D&T) has begun returning its...
IRS Issues New Publication With Info for Terrorist Victims
The IRS has released Publication 3920, "Tax Relief for Victims of Terrorist Attacks," which provides details of guidelines and tax issues sp...
IRS Offers Additional Relief After Terrorist Attacks
In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the IRS has authorized additional relief measures for taxpayers who are adversely affected by the a...
Depreciation Rules Change Due to Terrorist Attacks
The IRS has issued Notice 2001-70 on Disaster Relief From Application Of Mid-Quarter Convention in Tax Code Depreciation Rules. In this notice, the IR...
Global Accounting Firms May Hold Key to Terrorist Funds
Accounting firms are being asked to disclose to the U.S. government confidential information on clients based in tax havens, following the terrorist a...
Survey Finds Workplaces Will Change After Sept. 11
In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, nearly 6,000 human resources professionals were surveyed by the Society for Human Resource Man...
House Bill Would Allow Disclosure of Taxpayer Information
House Bill H.R. 2975, the Patriot Act of 2001, if made into law, will authorize disclosure of taxpayer information to the Justice and Treasury departm...
FASB Minutes Give Insight into Controversial Decision
Last week, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) rejected recommendations by the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) that costs and expenses r...
FASB Finds Terrorist Costs Not Extraordinary
Costs and expenses from the September terrorist attack on the U.S. are not to be treated as an extraordinary item, a task force from the Financial Acc...
Disaster Victims Entitled to Rapid Tax Refund
The IRS allows an itemized deduction for certain unreimbursed losses resulting from casualties and thefts. When a disaster loss occurs in an area that...
