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The IRS announced that the de minimis expense safe harbor threshold will increase. The IRS will provide audit protection to eligible businesses by not challenging use of the new $2,500 threshold in tax years prior to 2016 if the taxpayers do the following.

SEC charges company and former execs with accounting fraud. A financial services company has agreed to pay a significant amount to settle accounting fraud charges in a case that involves manipulation of the Company's financial results to meet analyst expectations.

It’s time to put revenue recognition front and center again in your action plan. The FASB issued a new revenue standard 'Revenue from contracts with customers.' The FASB’s Transition Resource Group and various AICPA industry groups have worked to identify and resolve issues.

Information on the SEC proposed requiring clawback policies and disclosures on executive compensation. The proposed clawback policies would not apply to compensation based solely on non-financial events. Get the full details of the SEC proposed disclosure requirement.

As required by the JOBS Act and to facilitate smaller companies obtaining access to capital, the SEC adopted new rules in March 2015. These new rules update and expand the existing Regulation A, which governs the exemption from registration of the offer and sale of certain securities.

The SEC charged a bitcoin mining company and its founder with conducting a Ponzi scheme to defraud investors. According to the SEC’s allegations, investors were misled to believe they would share in returns earned by the bitcoin mining activities.

A discussion of the financial impact of the Super Bowl on the local and national economy.

Michael Breit, Partner-in-Charge of EisnerAmper’s Sports and Entertainment Groupspoke with the hosts on Cheddar TV about the reported sale of the New York Mets to billionaire hedge fund owner Steve Cohen.

The SEC’s ongoing investigations of registered investment advisers resulted in heavy fines for nine firms.   

The return of Coachella and other live music festivals are a welcome relief to the brand ambassadors, tech companies and local businesses that depend on them each year.

The ability of esports to draw investment from traditional companies, high-net-worth individuals and other tech companies are only a few examples of where the sector is headed.

The battle to offer live sports with subscription plans will continue because streaming platforms realize viewers are drawn to a streaming service offering their favorite sports.

With Super Bowl viewership down the last decade, making it available on a variety of streaming platforms is an attempt to align the big game with today’s viewership patterns.

Bruce Springsteen is the latest musician to sell his creative catalog, selling it for $500 million to Sony Music.

With Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision, this industry consolidation could make it very difficult for smaller studios to continue to compete.

Streaming giant Netflix is now offering subscription plans that contain ads for a more economical $6.99/month, which may force other streaming services to do likewise.

Television viewership of Serena Williams at the U.S. Open was a watershed moment for ESPN and for the sport of tennis as a whole.

The Wayfair e-Commerce decision has raised questions such as nexus thresholds, whether the Wayfair decision impact taxes other than sales taxes and what industries are impacted by this decision. These tax questions and more are addressed in this e-Commerce FAQ.

Wayfair overturned the physical presence nexus standard for sales tax purposes. Companies and states both acted swiftly to adjust. Discussion of the changes that ensued, including income tax nexus, filing thresholds, and market-based sourcing.