Financial regulations

CalCPA CEO Anthony Pugliese explains what accountants need to know before the law goes into effect Jan. 1.

Despite the many factors beyond a company’s control when going public, management can take steps to prepare for a pricing window and successfully time an IPO.

With the stock market at record highs, more companies are considering going public, but they need to make sure their accounting is in order before they file.

Deputy chief accountant Sagar Teotia will serve as an interim successor.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose a set of amendments to its rules governing the kind of information provided to investors.

The SEC and FASB control the process now, but Congress should give banking regulators a more central role in overseeing the creation of accounting rules.

Auditors will be exempted from some independence requirements to help clients reconstruct records.

President Trump’s recent tweet suggesting the SEC rethink the requirement for public companies to report their results quarterly has ignited a debate about this topic.

The rollback of Dodd-Frank requirements may have an impact on the credit loss standard.

A primer on the most important forms in Securities and Exchange Commission reporting.

Jeb Hensarling and Maxine Waters don’t agree on much but they reached a compromise on a plan for dialing back financial rules that passed the U.S. House Tuesday.

More entities can now qualify for the scaled-back rules.

The technology promises to reduce the amount of preparation time and effort for financial filings and make them more readable.

The American Institute of CPAs is teaming up with the U.S. Small Business Administration to help CPAs and their small business clients get relief from regulatory burdens.

The U.S. House has approved a sweeping overhaul of bank regulations, sending to President Donald Trump a bill that will give him a chance to make good on his vow to "do a big number" on the Dodd-Frank Act.

While it's not yet required, the use of the data-tagging technology is steadily expanding.

The International Federation of Accountants claims regulatory divergence is dampening economic growth.

Just when banks may have thought they have met all of their fiscal and regulatory obligations for the New Year (including the hotly debated IRS 871(m) requirements governing financial derivatives), yet a new one arises.

Mark Kronforst, chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance, plans to leave the SEC early next month.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a close look at the trend toward blockchain technology, including the burgeoning investments in bitcoin and initial coin offerings.