Daniel Hood

A post-implementation review of an accounting standard for state and local governments on the impairment of capital assets and insurance recoveries found that it provides important information to users, but does not resolve all the issues it was meant to address.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is bringing charges against a telecommunications equipment maker and two of its former executives for improperly recognizing as revenue over a million dollars’ worth of inventory.

Addappt will automatically update contact info in your electronic address book -- provided you can get your contacts to join in.

The Accountants Confidence Index got back into sync with an upward tick in July, after the short- and mid-term readings split in June.

U.S. taxpayers reported $9.1 trillion in adjusted gross income (less deficit) for tax year 2012, according to the most recent IRS Statistics of Income Bulletin.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has released for public comment a staff consultant paper on standard-setting related to auditing accounting estimates and fair value measurements.

Libra Services has released LibraTax, a new software solution that lets individuals and businesses that have transacted business in Bitcoin and other digital currencies to calculate their tax obligations.

A post-implementation review conducted by the Financial Accounting Foundation of a 2004 accounting standard on share-based payment transaction said that it achieved its purpose and provides useful information to financial statement users.

Cloud accounting vendor FreshBooks has launched its FreshBooks Accountant Center, which gives accountants a secure portal to access their clients’ data and interact more closely with them.

The American Institute of CPAs announced that it recently enrolled its 400,000th member.

Apps like DocuSign bring the oldest authentication method in the world into the 21st century.

Young accountants entering the profession and small firms may both be missing a huge opportunity, according to leading consultant Darren Root.

Accounting Today is now accepting submissions for its annual Managing Partner Elite list of top firm leaders.

This is one of those head-slapping, of-course-my-smartphone-should-do that apps: It's already got a camera, and cameras are basically scanners, so it's only natural that your phone can now be a scanner, thanks to CamScanner.

Broker-dealer HD Vest has released VestVision, a software solution that lets advisors and clients establish and prioritize financial goals and then track progress toward them.

While it's true that the vast majority of us will never need to charter a private jet, it's nice to know that it's incredibly easy to do, thanks to the new JetSmarter app.

Among large firms, KPMG and Marcum LLP tied for the most new Securities and Exchange Commission audit clients in the second quarter of 2014.

This week's App of the Week will make sure you never get lost in a parking lot again.

After rebounding sharply in June from months of decline, the Accountants Confidence Index split into two directions this month, with the short-term and mid-term readings heading apart, though both remain positive.

Zoom Cloud Meetings lets you invite people to join a video conference, with integrated group messaging so you can share screens and files.