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GOP's Rubio says Obama's economic plans will damage the middle class: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., disagreed with President Barack Obama's economic policy in his response to Tuesday's State of the Union speech. "The tax increases and the deficit spending you propose will hurt middle class families," Rubio said of the president. "...It may even cost some of them their jobs." CNN
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- U.S. makes surprise shift to budget surplus
Economists were caught by surprise when the U.S. budget, for the first time in five years, posted a surplus for January. The $3 billion surplus reduced the cumulative deficit for this fiscal year by 17%. The Congressional Budget Office says the government received an extra $9 billion because a payroll-tax reduction expired Dec. 31. Reuters
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- Private Company Council advances three issues for deeper study
The new Private Company Council on Tuesday formally added three items to its agenda for consideration of possible GAAP exceptions for private companies. Intangible assets in business combinations, variable-interest entities, and “plain vanilla” interest rate swaps all will get further examination by the PCC. Accounting for uncertain tax positions will not be added to the PCC agenda. Meanwhile two new items were slated for preliminary review. JournalofAccountancy.com
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- FASB releases XBRL guidance
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released proposed new guidance for XBRL implementation. It is the first in a series of guidance to help users assess how certain disclosures should be structured and tagged. The guidance just released, U.S. GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy Implementation Guide -- Subsequent Events, covers the declaration of dividends and common stock issuance, common stock repurchase, and a new credit facility, as well as a business acquisition. Compliance Week/Accounting & Auditing blog
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- Recent changes affecting partners and partnerships
A number of developments have occurred in the past year affecting partnership formation, debt and income allocation, distributions, and basis adjustments. Hughlene Burton, CPA, reviews and analyzes recent court cases, IRS rulings, and Treasury regulations involving partnerships. The Tax Adviser
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- SEC asked to reconsider arbitration clauses in adviser contracts
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin wants the Securities and Exchange Commission to remove clauses in contracts between registered investment advisers and their clients that bind clients to mandatory arbitration to settle disputes. "At a minimum, the commission should commence a study of the issues raised by these provisions," Galvin wrote in a letter to the SEC. The Wall Street Journal
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- House committee sets up working groups for tax reform
The House Ways and Means Committee, led by Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., will shortly announce 11 working groups dedicated to tax reform. The groups will focus on fact- finding in manufacturing, small businesses, charitable and tax-exempt organizations, education and family benefits, energy, financial services, real estate, capital markets, income and tax distribution, international issues and pensions and retirement. Committee members from both parties will be on the working groups. The Hill/On the Money blog
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- Fed presidents say industry's money-fund ideas aren't enough
The presidents of the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks wrote in a letter to the Financial Stability Oversight Council that industry-backed ideas such as "redemption gates" are not enough to stabilize money market mutual funds. "[W]e do not believe this reform proposal contains the fundamental elements needed to address the financial stability risks posed by MMFs," according to the letter. Reuters
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- Italy tests demand for 30-year debt
Italy is offering a 30-year bond for the first time since May 2011. The auction will give the government an idea of whether investors are worried about an upcoming national election. The sale is offering €6.75 billion in debt, with maturity as short as thee years. Reuters
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