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PCAOB prioritizes two standard-setting projects

May 15, 2023

The PCAOB has moved two standard-setting projects to the front burner.

  • accounting and auditing

How the Financial Accounting Foundation plans to strengthen oversight

April 27, 2023

The organization that oversees FASB and GASB is continuing an effort to strengthen oversight by offering a convenient way for those impacted by the boards' standards to share concerns about due process.

  • accounting and auditing

Sustainable Business: 7 Practical Ideas for CFOs

April 25, 2023

CFOs play a pivotal role in determining what sustainable business management means for their organization.

  • accounting and auditing
  • business and industry

NASBA Extends CPA Exam Testing Window to 30 Months

April 24, 2023

In response to feedback submitted through the exposure draft, NASBA has announced that it will adopt an increased testing window of 30 months.

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  • business and industry
  • career resources
  • practice management
  • advocacy - state
  • advocacy - federal

Sustaining the workforce: How sustainability can help the cause

April 21, 2023

Company leaders leaning into the opportunity presented by the evolving ESG landscape share their success stories during the 2023 Future of Finance Virtual Summit.

  • accounting and auditing
  • business and industry

Innovations in staffing

April 17, 2023

The war for talent goes on, but there are creative solutions available for bold firms, according to Jeff Phillips, CEO of Padgett Business Services and co-founder of remote job platform Accountingfly.

  • accounting and auditing

PCAOB reveals priorities for 2023 inspections

April 17, 2023

The PCAOB shared its list of priorities for 2023 audit inspections in a staff report released Monday.

  • accounting and auditing

Nothing left to chance: The life of a lottery auditor

April 13, 2023

After marking several items off her regimented checklist, Imani Hudgins sits down in her darkened workspace for a brief mental break.

  • accounting and auditing

COSO releases internal control guidance for sustainability reporting

March 30, 2023

The commission responsible for the most widely used internal control framework has published a paper providing guidance for applying the framework to sustainability reporting.

  • accounting and auditing

FASB improves accounting for investments in tax credit structures

March 29, 2023

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that improves the accounting and disclosures for investments in tax credit structures. The ASU is a consensus of the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF).

  • accounting and auditing

Proposal aims to ‘modernize’ public-company audit standards

March 28, 2023

The PCAOB is seeking feedback on its release Tuesday of a proposal focused on modernizing core auditing principles and responsibilities for public companies.

  • accounting and auditing

FASB improves leases guidance on related party arrangements between entities under common control

March 27, 2023

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that improves the guidance for applying Topic 842, Leases, to arrangements between entities under common control.

  • accounting and auditing

Accountants encouraged by proposed NFT rules

March 23, 2023

Proposed IRS rules for non-fungible tokens are seen as a good first step by some accounting professionals in this space, indicating the agency is finally taking these assets seriously.

  • accounting and auditing

SEC moves toward requiring electronic filings

March 22, 2023

The SEC proposed amendments Wednesday designed to modernize its information collection and analysis methods by, among other things, requiring that registrants file a number of submissions electronically.

  • accounting and auditing

SEC Accepts 2023 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy and SEC Reporting Taxonomy

March 21, 2023

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accepted the 2023 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy (GRT) and the 2023 SEC Reporting Taxonomy (SRT) (collectively referred to as the “GAAP Taxonomy”).

  • accounting and auditing

Companies scrambling to secure tech talent for internal audit teams

March 20, 2023

Less than one-third of audit team leaders surveyed have access to the talent they need to fuel AI and machine learning solutions. Leaders are trying a variety of approaches to bridge the gap.

  • accounting and auditing
  • technology and cybersecurity

FASAB issues bulletin on reimbursable work agreements

March 17, 2023

The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) on Friday issued Technical Bulletin 2023-1, Intragovernmental Leasehold Reimbursable Work Agreements, which is intended to further explain and address accounting issues not directly covered under Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards 54, Leases, and other relevant statements.

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3 trends that will reshape accounting and finance in 2023

March 15, 2023

The past few years have given us a deep appreciation for how quickly the unexpected can upend our assumptions. And there's no question that uncertainty — around everything from inflation and macroeconomic volatility to geopolitical tensions and regulatory shifts — has dominated discussions at organizations in all industries and regions.

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  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity

Accountants Have to Go to College for Five Years. Some Are Rethinking That.

March 14, 2023

Accounting, a profession focused on numbers, is vexed by this one: the 150 college credit hours required to become a certified public accountant.

  • accounting and auditing

Emerging Cannabis Markets: Cloudy Regulations, High Potential

March 06, 2023

CFOs have much to learn from the rapidly expanding, highly profitable industry.

  • accounting and auditing
  • business and industry
  • federal tax