Accounting standards

Now is the time to start preparing for the next big accounting standard.

The BKD COO was named Friday to chair the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.

As companies seek new ways to grow in a competitive business environment, accounting firms can position themselves as much more than just the traditional provider of help with taxes or audits.

The Government Finance Officers Association honored New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer for excellence in financial reporting.

The lease accounting standard that public companies are gearing up to comply with by the end of the year is presenting them with some technology obstacles, according to a new report from Deloitte.

The accounting practices associated with share-based compensation have evolved from the ridiculous to the barely sensible.

Businesses are still dragging their heels on implementing major new accounting rules, even though the effective date of adoption is already here for many companies, and approaching soon for the rest.

The Spring 2018 product release of the subscription management software handles billing, collections, revenue accounting, deal desk, orders and CXOs.

The challenges of adopting Topic 606 can guide companies in adopting future accounting standards.

Participants will gain access to benchmarking data and personalized reports.

KPMG LLP’s South African unit sees 400 people leaving the embattled company as it closes some regional offices and focuses its operations on four cities across the country.

The Neat-Freak Partner Program is available to all firms and is set up to facilitate collaboration between accountants and their clients, while also providing incentives.

A look at trends in payroll and payroll software in 2018

With the effective date for the new lease accounting standard taking effect at the end of the year for public companies, many are finding themselves unprepared and their accounting systems in need of an upgrade.

Samsonite International SA, the world’s largest branded-luggage maker, tumbled the most since 2012 after short-seller Blue Orca Capital questioned the company’s accounting and corporate governance.

Accounting and finance organizations for many multinational businesses are currently working to create plans for two separate standards.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board censured Deloitte & Touche LLP and imposed a $500,000 penalty against the Big Four firm for overlooking material accounting errors during three consecutive audits of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., a Missouri-based IT provider for banks and credit unions.

The International Foundation of Accountants has released the fourth edition of its Guide to Practice Management for Small- and Medium-Sized Practices (the Guide) to help small and midsized accounting practices meet the challenges of the globalized digital world.

KPMG LLP is conducting an internal review into its audits of embattled Middle East buyout firm Abraaj Group following the alleged misuse of money, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The Financial Accounting Foundation has published its annual report on the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board it oversees.