Financial reporting

The AICPA announced the launch of a new site today, cpapowered.org, which emphasizes the value CPAs can provide to the nation’s 28 million small businesses on strategic planning, compliance reporting and financial management. It is an expansion of the AICPA’s "#CPAPOWERED campaign," created last year to highlight CPAs’ expertise.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board have been holding a series of meetings of their Joint Transition Resource Group as they prepare for implementation of their converged standard on revenue recognition.

The American Institute of CPAs has opened a new Web site that showcases the value that CPAs can provide to small business clients.

Massachusetts CPAs who are still digging out from a record-shattering wave of heavy snowstorms this winter may have one thing to cheer: a new benefits package of health and dental insurance, along with other services, offered by the Massachusetts Society of CPAs.

The International Accounting Standards Board has published a set of proposals for clarifying how entities classify debt, especially when it comes up for renewal.

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Cathy Engelbert has been elected as the first female chief executive officer at the Top Four Firm.

On Monday, the AICPA announced that Cathy Engelbert will serve as the new CEO of Deloitte, effective March 11, replacing interim chief executive officer Frank Friedman.

Financial Executives International has sent a letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board taking issue with FASB’s recent proposed changes in the accounting standards for income taxes.

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India’s Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released a revised roadmap for implementation of Indian Accounting Standards as part of its effort to converge with International Financial Reporting Standards.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued an exposure draft of two proposed accounting standards updates that would affect the accounting for income taxes for businesses.

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