REIT Rules and Regulations Outlined in REITWise Tax Primer Session

REIT Rules and Regulations Outlined in REITWise Tax Primer Session Kenneth Betts, partner at Winston & Strawn LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Betts highlighted some of the issues raised during a REITWise REIT Tax Primer panel discussion. The panel looked …

REITWise Panel Explores Drivers of REIT Shareholder Activism

REITWise Panel Explores Drivers of REIT Shareholder Activism Mark Parrell, executive vice president and chief financial officer with Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Parrell moderated a REITWise panel on investor activism. Some of the key points to …

Accounting Expert Outlines Impact of FASB Hedge Accounting Proposals on REITs

Accounting Expert Outlines Impact of FASB Hedge Accounting Proposals on REITs Robert Barton, vice president of accounting advisory at Chatham Financial, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Barton recently participated on a panel at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Barton commented on …

American Tower Executive Says Boards Must Ensure Management is Informed on Tax Matters

American Tower Executive Says Boards Must Ensure Management is Informed on Tax Matters Ed DiSanto, executive vice president, chief accounting officer and general counsel at American Tower Corp. (NYSE: AMT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. DiSanto observed that a company’s board …

Uncertainty Surrounds SEC Proposals, Lawyer Says

Uncertainty Surrounds SEC Proposals, Lawyer Says David Slotkin, a partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Slotkin participated in a REITWise panel discussion on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) legal issues. Slotkin said an SEC proposal on …

Accounting Expert Highlights New Revenue Recognition Standard

Accounting Expert Highlights New Revenue Recognition Standard Wyndham Smith, Jr., a partner at Deloitte LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Smith commented on the converged revenue recognition standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) and the International Financial Reporting …

Assurance Expert Outlines Impact of FASB Definition of Business Standard on REITs

Assurance Expert Outlines Impact of FASB Definition of Business Standard on REITs Jennifer Hillenmeyer, a partner in national assurance at EY, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Prior to her current position at EY, Hillenmeyer completed a two-year fellowship at the Financial …

Technology Playing Growing Role in Accounting Activities, Duke Realty Executive Says

Technology Playing Growing Role in Accounting Activities, Duke Realty Executive Says Mark Patterson, vice president of tax at Duke Realty Corp. (NYSE: DRE), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Patterson commented on some of the challenges faced by REIT tax directors. He …

Partnership Planning Expert Highlights Changes in Audit Rules

Partnership Planning Expert Highlights Changes in Audit Rules Terence Cuff of Loeb & Loeb LLP joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Cuff stressed that partnership rules are constantly changing. Cuff noted that new partnership audit rules have “absolutely changed the audit landscape.” …

Deloitte Principal Offers Primer on PATH Act Changes

Deloitte Principal Offers Primer on PATH Act Changes Mark Van Deusen, principal at Deloitte LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Van Deusen commented on tax changes resulting from the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015, which includes reforms …