Corporate governance

Without these four, a firm is likely to squander opportunities to gain new clients, impede its client retention efforts, and diminish its brand authority.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was signed into law on July 30, 2002 and has led to vast changes in the accounting profession, although not necessarily in corporate ethics.

The Institute of Management Accountants has appointed Alex C. Eng, vice president of U.S. corporate finance at EDF Renewable Energy in San Diego, as the new chair of its global board of directors for fiscal year 2017-2018.

Many firms don't have a living, breathing strategic plan that enables them to successfully navigate through their next two or three years.

Business travelers can set up a Lyft business account to have receipts sent directly to their expense management solution.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has recruited two prestigious outside board members in what appears to be a first for a Big Four firm: former Commerce Secretary and Kellogg CEO Carlos Gutierrez, and former U.S. Navy Admiral Carol Pottenger.

The Institute of Management Accountants has updated its Statement of Ethical Professional Practice to guide the conduct expected of IMA members.

Automation and other advances are making handling T&E less of a pain.

Marketing an accounting firm to prospective clients can be a challenge.

At the 2017 AAM Summit, experts made it clear that new ways of developing business will be critical for today's accounting firms.

A group of more than 100 business leaders and companies are backing the recommendations of a task force on providing a voluntary framework for disclosing climate-related information in financial filings.

At the 2017 AAM Summit, experts made it clear that new ways of developing business will be critical for today's accounting firms.

Professional services companies such as CPA firms are unique animals when it comes to marketing.

Everywhere these days, news headlines scream that automation stands to eliminate many of the traditional jobs in the U.S.

Four expense management software vendors—Certify, Nexonia, ExpenseWatch and Tallie—are merging into one company, after an investment firm, K1 Investment Management, said it is investing $125 million in an effort to challenge SAP’s Concur for dominance of the market.

In today’s digitally driven world, properly utilizing social media is necessary for companies who want to remain relevant and competitive—and that includes accounting firms.

Proxy adviser Glass Lewis & Co. blasted Toshiba Corp.’s board for poor governance amid repeated scandals and recommended investors vote against all directors at the company’s shareholders meeting later this month.

If a CPA firm has a partner performance management and compensation plan (and many don’t), rarely is it used as a means of driving strategy and running the firm.

Ahead of next month’s Group of 20 summit in Germany, the International Federation of Accountants is urging world leaders to take steps to rebuild public trust by improving governance practices through all sectors of the economy.

Sustainability information is increasingly a part of corporate reporting, but many companies are still relying on boilerplate language in their disclosures, according to a recent report.