Accounting standards

The American Institute of CPAs has issued a new standard to provide guidance for CPAs performing compilations and reviews to address international reporting issues.

The new direct deposit offerings allow employers to pay contractors faster, and employees on the same day.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has released implementation guidance with questions and answers to explain and elaborate on some of its recent standards.

Martin Baumann's leaving follows last week's resignation of inspections director Helen Munter.

The AICPA chief challenged the profession to embrace changes in auditing, technology and more.

Steinhoff International Holdings NV is seeking a three-year extension on most of its 9.6 billion euros ($11.3 billion) of debt as the retailer battles to come to grips with an accounting scandal that’s wiped more than 96 percent off the share price.

CPAmerica International is celebrating its 40th anniversary as the association continues to expand in the U.S. and reaches out abroad.

Carillion Plc deceived lenders and investors about its debt levels and was enabled by “complacent” auditors who failed to challenge its “aggressive” accounting, according to a U.K. Parliament report.

The former Carr, Riggs & Ingram partner is stepping down after a year and a half, for personal reasons.

Steinhoff International Holdings NV’s finances are in a mess. Now it’s going after those who presided over the fiasco.

As the deadline approaches to comply with the new auditing standard adopted last year by the PCAOB, auditors are girding to disclose CAMs for the first time in their reports.

The Institute of Management Accountants is getting ready for next year’s centennial while expanding internationally.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and CFA Institute, which offers the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, have agreed on a three-year memorandum in which both organizations will collaborate on various initiatives.

A key figure disappeared from Apple Inc.’s latest quarterly report. It’s also gone from the regulatory filings of Netflix Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google’s Alphabet Inc. and Oracle Corp.

A new revenue procedure makes it easier for companies to conform with FASB's revenue recognition standard.

The firm improperly altered documents ahead of an inspection.

Steinhoff International Holdings NV’s shares plunged to a record low after the retailer warned of impairments beyond the 6 billion euros ($7.2 billion) reported in December and said it’s facing at least five lawsuits.

The financial health of Magnolia Regional Health Center, a 200-bed public hospital in northern Mississippi, has gone from fair to serious condition all because of an accounting rule.

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