SEC Improves Usability of Registration Statements and Reports

By Heyward Armstrong, Amy Batten, Gerald Roach and Margaret Rosenfeld OVERVIEW On March 1, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took a number of actions that will impact the filings that public companies make on EDGAR:          Exhibit Hyperlinks: The SEC adopted final rules that require public companies to include hyperlinks to exhibits in registration statements […]

JOBS Act Update: SEC Adopts Regulation Crowdfunding

By Benji Jones and Alex Bowling Over three years after the passage of the landmark Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), in late October 2015 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Regulation Crowdfunding, a new regulatory framework that implements the “crowdfunding” exemption under Title III of the JOBS Act. Crowdfunding[1] is a growing and […]

JOBS Act Update: SEC Adopts Regulation Crowdfunding

By Benji Jones and Alex Bowling Over three years after the passage of the landmark Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), in late October 2015 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Regulation Crowdfunding, a new regulatory framework that implements the “crowdfunding” exemption under Title III of the JOBS Act. Crowdfunding[1] is a growing and […]

SEC Improves Usability of Registration Statements and Reports

By Heyward Armstrong, Amy Batten, Gerald Roach and Margaret Rosenfeld OVERVIEW On March 1, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took a number of actions that will impact the filings that public companies make on EDGAR:          Exhibit Hyperlinks: The SEC adopted final rules that require public companies to include hyperlinks to exhibits in registration statements and […]

IRS Launches 13 Issue-Based Corporate Compliance Campaigns

On January 31, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched its first wave of compliance “campaigns.”  A campaign is an issue-based compliance process centering on focused examinations, staffed with IRS experts on the targeted subject matter.  The 13 identified campaigns (click here to access more information) cover a broad range of topics, including TEFRA partnerships, […]

James P. (Jim) WehnerMember, Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered

IRS Launches 13 Issue-Based Corporate Compliance Campaigns

On January 31, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched its first wave of compliance “campaigns.”  A campaign is an issue-based compliance process centering on focused examinations, staffed with IRS experts on the targeted subject matter.  The 13 identified campaigns (click here to access more information) cover a broad range of topics, including TEFRA partnerships, […]

Jeffrey A. LiesemerMember, Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered