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Information and examples of basket option contract transactions. With this Notice, affected taxpayers must now file Form 8886. Taxpayers failing to file the required tax forms may experience very significant monetary penalties.

Here are five questions business owners should ask themselves when assessing their business strategy to protect cash flow, prepare for uncertain times, and even set the stage for growth.

This article discusses the circumstances and environment around the U.S. Department of Justice appointing a chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud, including that related to monies made available under the CARES Act and its Paycheck Protection Program.

There are a few things CFOs should consider when assessing a firm’s existing clients and before accepting new ones such as fees, profitability, client profile, breakeven analysis and more.

The SEC recently proposed sweeping amendments that would give investors greater transparency into the private markets. Here’s what alternative investment professionals should be doing now in order to meet the proposed requirements.

A recap of the SEC’s Division of Examinations recent risk alert highlighting an investment adviser’s fiduciary responsibility under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the anti-fraud rules and Compliance Rule under Rules 206(4)-8 and 206(4)-7 of the Advisers Act, respectively.

When providing forensic accounting services for civil litigation, you might discover criminal activity such as unreported income, fraud or embezzlement. Here’s an overview of your reporting responsibilities to the various parties concerned.

Examination of several recent accounting pronouncements that may impact alternative investment managers, on the investment management company side and/or fund side.

Check out this list of a dozen items and how they might impact the business when evaluating a firm’s need for Financial Services CFO Outsourcing Services or when evaluating the current person performing the role.

This article offers a quick look at CITs – collective interest trusts – and the reasons for their growing popularity.

There are a handful of things for target companies to consider before becoming a favorable SPAC acquisition. EisnerAmper’s SPAC Readiness Checklist can help guide them through the process.

This article looks at specific points of the Biden Administration tax proposal as they impact the financial services industry.

This article features an outline of the considerations for both individual investors and investment companies at each phase of a SPAC lifecycle, highlighting certain key considerations.

A look at the SEC’s recent public statement on considerations for SPAC warrants and the resulting FAQs.

PE and VC are expected to continue driving the SPAC IPO market this year. EisnerAmper spoke with executives who shared their views on why PE and VC-backed SPACs will continue to gain steam this year and the drivers behind going public without pursuing the traditional IPO route.

An examination of the application of the IRC Sec. 163(j) business interest expense limitation rules to trader hedge funds, and Treasury’s evolving view.

The Federal Reserve established the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), known as TALF 2.0, to support the flow of credit to consumers and businesses, similar to the one previously implemented by the Federal Reserve during 2008 financial crisis.

Recap of the Cayman Islands Private Funds Law, 2020 and Mutual Funds Law, 2020 and their impact on local funds.

A discussion of two bills introduced to enhance regulation for all Cayman-domiciled hedge funds and also impact private equity funds for the first time.

Nicholas Tsafos covered a wide range of topics including one main concern by clients, geopolitics. The worry is that protectionism and trade wars will not only restrict the free flow of capital, but this could spur rising interest rates and higher consumer prices.