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The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) President and CEO elect Daniel J. Dustin, CPA, has selected Kent A. Absec, Brenner Allen, Esq., William A. Emmer, CPA, and Sedrik Newbern to join the leadership team at NASBA, effective August 1, 2024. These changes to leadership follow the retirement of current NASBA President and CEO Ken L. Bishop.

A large majority of finance chiefs say they feel the heat on sustainability issues from multiple stakeholder groups.

An effort aimed at streamlining access to pertinent information for auditors of employee benefit plan (EBP) financial statements is creating concerns that auditors and firms may be subject to the risk of violations of laws, regulations, and professional standards, as well as increased financial risk.

At the beginning of the legislative session, CTCPA's Governmental Accounting and Auditing (GAA) Committee proposed a change to state law to assist many municipalities and governmental auditors. The committee requested extending the deadline for filing certified reports required by the State Department of Education (SDE) from December 31 to January 31. This extension would provide much-needed relief for municipalities and auditors, recognizing the challenges school districts face in meeting the December 31 deadline and allowing for a more systematic and less stressful process.

A study conducted by the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) found that the number of financial restatements filed with the SEC fell by more than 50% over a recent 10-year period.

The IRS now has enough money that it can hire more experienced workers to audit both companies and individuals, and it does not have to pick and choose among whom to audit, a managing director at Grant Thornton told attendees at AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE 2024 in Las Vegas.

GASB issued guidance aimed at improving the blueprint for government financial reports that it established a quarter-century ago.

The PCAOB on Monday adopted a pair of foundational auditing standards with ties to AICPA standards.

Ninety-two per cent of professionals across finance, accounting, sustainability, and audit roles think technological transformation will enable an integrated and improved approach to ESG reporting.

CFOs and finance leaders share their takes on whether CPA requirement changes are necessary to address talent issues within corporate finance.

While many accountants are determined to stay as far away from artificial intelligence as possible, others have found ways to use the technology to yield tangible benefits for their firms (see "Accounting's reluctant AI revolution").

The proportion of CFOs integrating ESG concerns into core business strategies has soared in the past year.

A new PCAOB spotlight report provides staff observations regarding the potential positive impact of performing a root cause analysis on the quality of audits performed by PCAOB-registered public accounting firms.

In a recent letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and CTCPA, together with 54 state CPA societies, expressed serious concerns with the rollout and push to implement FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirement without regard for the impact to the small business community.

In a recent letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and CTCPA, together with 54 state CPA societies, expressed serious concerns with the rollout and push to implement FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirement without regard for the impact to the small business community.

The March 6 installment of the AICPA's monthly A&A Focus Series webcast updated members on critical accounting, auditing, and assurance issues.

The 886-page rule on climate-related disclosures adopted last week by the SEC doesn't make for light reading, but a resource published by the AICPA and the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) sheds some light in 883 fewer pages.

The Department of Labor has announced a six-factor test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This new rule takes effect on March 11, 2024.

Mistakes continued to pile up this earnings season in the wake of Lyft Inc.'s market-roiling typo: Planet Fitness Inc., Mister Car Wash Inc. and Rivian Automotive Inc. all had to correct their quarterly earnings statements. These types of errors shake investor confidence and in extreme cases can result in heavy fines from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The GASB held its first meeting on June 14, 1984, at the Board’s offices in High Ridge Park in Stamford, CT. Since that day, our Board and staff have worked to develop and maintain high-quality accounting and financial reporting standards for state and local governments across the United States. Ultimately, those standards have helped ensure that users of government financial statements have access to information they can use to make decisions and assess accountability.