Accounting standards

Three-quarters of governments use it for their year-end financial reports.

Profs. Miller and Bahnson analyze a quartet of futile pursuits, from political interference with standard-setting to convergence.

A controller shares the lessons learned as she readied her own company.

While issues of immigration, trade and freedom of the Fourth Estate are dominating the media cycle, there are other significant areas of policy flux worthy of consideration as President Donald Trump’s term gathers momentum.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has released an “omnibus” statement providing guidance on a wide range of accounting and financial reporting issues that have been uncovered during the implementation and application of some of GASB’s earlier pronouncements for state and local governments.

Changing client needs and growing competition may be bringing the relevance of the credential into question.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has given its approval to the 2017 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy, the annually updated set of accounting standards built using computer-readable tags.

The latest edition of the book covers recent changes from the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released an update to improve the financial reporting on pensions and other post-retirement benefits.

Two former managing partners and chief executives are weighing in on the legal wrangling over the trademark, as the dispute escalates further.

Deregulation, new accounting standards and an overhaul of the corporate tax code are among the topics likely to come up during annual general meetings this year, according to BDO USA.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is asking for feedback on a suggested standards update.

Cindy Fornelli, executive director of the Center for Audit Quality, talks in this podcast about her organization's recent celebration of its first decade and the trends in audits and investor confidence in the financial markets.

The accounting solutions company has added the HCM tool to its payroll, accounting and payments offerings.

Homex allegedly falsified sales of over 100,000 homes to inflate revenue for three years in a row.

A company calling itself Arthur Andersen announced it has reconstituted the former Big Five firm in 16 countries, but its rights to the brand are being challenged by another firm that took the Andersen name in 2014.

The International Integrated Reporting Council is asking for comments on how companies are using the framework it issued three years ago for reporting on matters beyond simply a company’s financials.

We’re now in the homestretch of our four-part marathon.

Cindy Fornelli, executive director of the Center for Audit Quality, talks in this video about how the changing requirements could affect the work of auditors.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board aims to improve financial reporting for an interest in a master trust.