Financial reporting

A roundup of recent mergers & acquisitions among accounting firms.

A roundup of recent news from around the profession.

Experts and fellow practitioners give insight into 2015.

A roundup of recent assurance news.

Office moves, awards and more …

Two of the Big Four accounting firms are teaming up with technology companies to see how technology can be used to encourage more companies to do integrated reporting.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has proposed tougher rules to discourage accountants from providing misleading financial information about businesses.

Thought leader Ron Baker wants accounting firms to view themselves in a new light – and a big part of that will require jettisoning a favorite tool.

In a new analysis released today, spend management solutions and services provider Concur, supported by data from reservation service Table8, has found that business dining has become a driving force in growing restaurant sales - a trend likely to only increase in the coming months.

The CFO role is continuing to expand, particularly to human resources and information technology, according to a recent survey.

The AICPA announced today a large step forward in collaborating with the Instituto Nacional de Contadores Públicos (INCP), Colombia’s largest member organization representing public accountants, as the South American nation prepares itself for a single set of high quality international accounting standards.

The American Institute of CPAs has broadened its relationship with Instituto Nacional de Contadores Públicos, Colombia’s largest member organization representing public accountants.

The ICPAS is seeking minority accounting students to apply an internship program, Firms are taking part in Ebola awareness and more…

The International Federation of Accountants and the donor signatories of MOSAIC (Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Accountancy and Improve Collaboration) launched the MOSAIC website last week at the World Congress of Accountants in Rome to support the global accounting profession worldwide.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has issued two documents describing its preliminary views on lease accounting for state and local governments, and financial reporting for fiduciary responsibilities, as it solicits public comments on possible standards.

The Financial Accounting Foundation, has named Jan Sylvis, the chief of accounts for the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, as vice chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

The Financial Accounting Foundation, the parent organization of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, has launched a new Web page highlighting the benefits of U.S. GAAP.

As previously reported, Troy K. Lewis, chair of the Tax Executive Committee of the AICPA, spoke to a Senate panel on Tuesday, urging Congress to pass legislation that would give natural disaster victims access to permanent and prompt tax relief.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a fresh look at the question of allowing U.S. public companies to use International Financial Reporting Standards.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission have issued new guidance on so-called “pushdown accounting,” which occurs when an acquired organization uses the acquirer’s basis of accounting to prepare its financial statements.