Metal Shipments Down at Start of Year

On March 13, the U.S. government imposed Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and imports of certain steel and aluminum derivatives. The policy means all previously agreed upon quota arrangements with Argentina, Australia, […] Read More

As Connecting the Dots reported earlier this month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) have suspended enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which would have required small […] Read More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it will begin a large-scale review of dozens of regulations, including power plant emissions rules and a rule to expand the scope of the Clean Water Act. […] Read More

As readers are aware, the federal tax legislation approved by U.S. lawmakers in 2017 included a 20 percent deduction for pass-through businesses. This provision, which the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) supported, was intended to […] Read More

With support from the LIFO Coalition, PwC had completed a report that outlines the economic and budgetary effects of repeal of the last-in first-out (LIFO) method of inventory accounting for federal income tax purposes. The […] Read More