Tagged: disclosure

Failure to Disclose Leads to $35 Million Penalty in the Yahoo! Cybersecurity Breach

Corporate Governance Committees, Policies and Practices / Exchange Act Reporting and Disclosure Effectiveness / SEC Rulemaking / Securities Act Compliance

26 Apr, 2018

Failure to Disclose Leads to $35 Million Penalty in the Yahoo! Cybersecurity Breach

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced Tuesday that Altaba, the entity formerly known as Yahoo! Inc., has agreed to pay a $35 million penalty to settle charges that it misled investors by failing to disclose one of the world’s largest data breaches in which hackers stole personal data relating to hundreds of millions of user accounts. According to the SEC’s order, within days...

Disclosure Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Exchange Act Reporting and Disclosure Effectiveness / Executive Compensation and Disclosure / Proxy Statements and Annual Meetings

29 Jan, 2018

Disclosure Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

As companies prepare their Form 10-K and proxy statement disclosures, they will be challenged with disclosing the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on performance results for the purposes of financial reporting as well as for compensation measurement. Here is a short list of issues to be aware of. Form 10-K Disclosure Implications of Tax Reform: Sections in the MD&A likely to be...

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