Accounting standards

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.

A new study questions the usefulness of proxy advisory services in helping corporate boards of directors and investors decide whether to keep or change auditing firms.

The International Federation of Accountants has released a new study on how accountants can play a big role in reducing corruption around the world.

Implementation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s current expected credit loss standard is well underway at major banks, according to a survey by Deloitte, though the new standard could show how risky many of the loans really are.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is clarifying some aspects of its revenue recognition guidance.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has added some new requirements.

Following a refinement of the group’s constituents, the board has added a handful of new members.

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The Financial Accounting Foundation has published an updated compendium of U.S. GAAP in five volumes.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has added information on secondment arrangements to its instructions for auditing firms filing the new disclosures.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s guidance on the definition of a business could be of special benefit to the real estate, pharmaceutical, biotech and financial services industries, but doesn’t go as far as some had hoped.