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The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board have released their long-awaited converged standard on revenue recognition after more than a decade of effort.
May 28 -
Summer webinars offering CPE credit, best places to work and more
May 23 -
The American Institute of CPAs is working with the College Board to develop an advanced placement course in accounting for high school students.
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Rep. Jim Renacci, R-Ohio, a CPA, has introduced a bipartisan bill to bring more accountability and transparency to the federal governments financial statements by making the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board more independent.
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A task force at the American Institute of CPAs is urging CPAs to embrace new ways of learning and professional development to compete better in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.
May 19 -
American Institute of CPAs president and CEO Barry Melancon discussed the need for greater diversity at CPA firms as efforts at greater inclusion seem to be running into some headwinds.
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Accountants should take the lead in assessing the impact on their companies of the depletion of natural resources, recommends a new report.
May 16 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has issued a proposed standard to address the accounting and financial reporting issues related to fair value measurements for state and local governments.
May 15 -
Paul Beswick, who has served as chief accountant in the Securities and Exchange Commissions Office of the Chief Accountant, plans to leave the agency to return to the private sector.
May 15 -
The Center for Audit Quality and the Institute for Corporate Responsibility at the George Washington University School of Business are teaming on a new initiative on rethinking financial disclosures in response to recent comments from Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White to streamline the existing Form 10-K disclosure requirements.
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The quantity of financial restatements from public companies has leveled off in the past four years and the severity of those restatements has remained low, according to a new report from the research firm Audit Analytics, but restatements have increased from accelerated filers for the third straight year.
May 13 -
Awards, divorce services, PwC USs latest trendsetter barometer and more
May 9 -
The Financial Accounting Foundation has issued its 2013 Annual Report, entitled The Road Ahead, outlining the future direction of the FAF and the standard-setting boards it oversees, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.
May 8 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a proposed accounting standards update on pushdown accounting from FASBs Emerging Issues Task Force.
May 8 -
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and the International Integrated Reporting Council said Wednesday they are creating a public sector pioneer network to promote the implementation of integrated reporting in the public sector.
May 7 -
The American Institute of CPAs Auditing Standards Board has issued three auditing interpretations in response to the new Governmental Accounting Standards Board pension standards.
May 2 -
Accounting Today and the National Conference of CPA Practitioners have announced the agenda of their annual Accounting Technology Forum, which will take place June 24-25.
May 2 -
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Mary Schapiro have joined the board of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, serving as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the fledgling organization.
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