Financial reporting

Cloud-based accounts receivable platform maker TermSync has released TermSync Scorecard, an interactive dashboard designed for financial executives to take a deeper look into the accounts receivables department.

The International Integrated Reporting Council has issued a consultation draft of its International Integrated Reporting Framework, which aims to create the foundations for a new reporting model that will enable a business to provide a concise communication of how it creates value over time.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Private Company Council have released an invitation to comment on their proposed decision-making framework for determining when exceptions to accounting standards should be made for privately held companies.

SmartVault has enhanced its QuickBooks Online integration process from the initial account provisioning all the way through attaching a document to an entry.

Editor-in-chief Dan Hood gives an executive summary of our April ACI.

New accounting class-action lawsuit filings declined sharply last year after a spike in 2011, according to a new report, but settlement amounts in such cases have grown since 2011.

Free online accounting software maker Wave has added a receipt-scanning tool with companion mobile apps to their suite of small business offerings.

In the midst of busy season, Philadelphia-based tax accountants Drucker & Scaccetti are taking a moment to enjoy the lighter side of taxes -- by hosting a special exhibit of great cartoons about taxes.

Helen Brand, chief executive of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, talks about ACCA's alliance with the Institute of Management Accountants and how she views the international expansion efforts of the American Institute of CPAs.

Members of the Accounting Standards Advisory Forum held their inaugural meeting in London on Monday and Tuesday and signed a joint memorandum of understanding under which the standard-setters from around the world will provide advice to the International Accounting Standards Board.

Check out the digital edition of the April 2013 issue of Accounting Today.

Product enhancements, partnerships, and pounding of the proverbial chest were abound over the past week -- all of this just as conference season is about to get into full swing, right after tax season of course.

The Securities and Exchange Commission reminded corporate filers Friday that the forthcoming release of its EDGAR financial statement database will support 2013 U.S. GAAP Taxonomy, but not the older 2011 taxonomy.

Accounting services and technology consultancy Armanino has selected to move its small business outsourcing clients from their current accounting platforms to Xero, making them the largest firm thus far to do so.

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Spending on outsourcing of accounting and finance functions is expected to reach over $25 billion around the world this year, according to a new report.

Cloud accounting software maker Kashoo has released Version 2.1 of its accounting iPad app, which includes, among other things, mobile printing and client-ready invoice templates.

The Financial Accounting Foundation has named Iowa Auditor of State David A. Vaudt as the next chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, succeeding Robert Attmore.

Helen Brand, chief executive of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, discusses how the ACCA is growing around the world.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is proposing improvements to financial reporting about discontinued operations of major business lines or major geographic areas of operations.