Compliance

New guidance on electric vehicle tax breaks seeks to clarify what criteria a purchase will need to meet for a taxpayer to benefit. Guidance on materials is a welcome sight, but Robert J. Gardner and P. Lee Smith of Baker Donelson are left wondering about a key omission. The U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released proposed guidance related to...

In the face of mounting workloads and compliance obligations, corporate legal departments are poised to increase their reliance on outsourced providers this year. But as Wolters Kluwer’s Aileen Santiago discusses, finding the right outside counsel could require some legwork. More often than not, corporate legal professionals find themselves having to work both smart and hard, a reality made all the...

So-called “forever chemicals” have been linked to serious health problems, and regulators in both the U.S. and Europe are poised to issue rules that would eliminate these chemicals from the supply chain. Assent’s sustainability director, Cally Edgren, explores the driving forces behind possible regulation. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have become a hot subject for regulators. This family of durable,...

SEC regulations on what companies must report regarding their environmental impact are expected this year. While large firms and those in high-carbon industries have already started disclosing some of this information, as FTI Consulting’s Ben Herskowitz and Todd Rahn discuss, both size and sector play a role in firms’ climate disclosure program maturity. Climate change has increasingly become a major...

Heightened regulatory scrutiny is pushing compliance spending up at financial services firms, according to a survey by tech provider SteelEye, which reported that 76% of finserv firms elevated compliance expenditures over the past year. The survey, part of SteelEye’s annual report on compliance practices, included responses from more than 300 senior compliance decision-makers in financial services firms in the U.S.,...

No longer simply legal advisers for their respective governors, state attorneys general are increasingly taking an offensive position, bringing lawsuits against companies and executives they accuse of bad conduct. A team of attorneys from Troutman Pepper, led by Clayton Friedman and Trey Smith, explore recent cases and how executives can strengthen the corporate veil. A few big headlines aside, executives...

FTI Consulting’s Angie Gorman, Janet Hale and David Stickney offer their guidance to help companies set about measuring the effectiveness of their compliance culture — including commitment, capacity and cooperation. In today’s environment of heightened regulatory scrutiny and enforcement, ensuring a culture of compliance is more relevant than ever. However, as compliance practitioners, we often struggle with not only understanding...

Understanding the impact of regulatory challenges Survey Report 2023 State of Regulatory Compliance What’s in this report from Regology:As the regulatory landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, compliance professionals are coping with an increasingly difficult job, and a new survey from Regology reveals how compliance teams are handling the changes. For the report, Regology surveyed 127 people working...

Industry experts predict the risk and compliance trends we're likely to see in 2023 eBook Top 10 Trends in Risk & Compliance for 2023 About this ebook from NAVEX: The 2023 Top 10 Trends in Risk and Compliance provides you with guidance on where to focus initiatives and resources for the year ahead. It is no secret that managing a...

UK legislators have proposed major amendments to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill currently passing through Parliament. If adopted, the amendments would significantly expand the range of potential corporate crime offenses available to prosecutors, introducing new so-called “failure to prevent” fraud, false accounting and money laundering offenses for corporates, and — perhaps most radically — allow for the attribution...

DOJ leaders provide insight into agency's plans. Analysis of Recent Statements DOJ Shaping the Future of Corporate Criminal Enforcement What’s in this whitepaper from Tom Fox:Along with the recent update to the DOJ’s “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” document, compliance practitioners can take their cues from two recent speeches by high-ranking DOJ officials, both at the ABA’s 38th annual National Institute...

Keeping up with 2023 changes to DOJ guidelines. Additions, Deletions & Changes From 2020 2023 Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs What’s in this whitepaper from Tom Fox:In March, the DOJ released a highly anticipated 2023 update to its “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” document (ECCP), which was most recently revised in 2020. ECCP should be mandatory reading for all compliance...