Disciplinary actions filed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority against U.S. securities firms have increased for a third year in a row, according to a new analysis by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, which also shows fines’ dollar amounts increasing.

Available: February 2012 Author: Ronald G.

Available: June 2012 Provides guidance on the application of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, Income Taxes. It also addresses income tax-related paragraphs in certain other Codification topics, including Topic 805, Business Combinations, and Topic 980, Regulated Operations.

Available: March 2012 (formerly Practical Guide to C Corporations) Offer practitioners current and practical explanation and analysis on corporations, giving them the guidance needed to manage the C Corporation election, compliance, tax planning, and life cycle needs. In addition to thorough coverage of how the tax laws impact C corporations, the Practical Guide details corporate formation, distributions, redemptions, liquidations, reorganizations and issues related to corporate tax practice and procedure. - Formation of a Corporation - Application of Federal Income Tax to Corporations - Nonliquidating Distributions - Redemptions - Liquidations and Partial Liquidations - Acquisitive Corporate Reorganizations - Procedural Aspects Related books: Corporate Controller’s Handbook of Financial Management (2012-2013) (U.S.)

A federal judge has dismissed claims by Ilya Eric Kolchinsky that Moody’s defamed him in the press after he testified in an investigation into the rating agencies’ role in the financial crisis.