Financial reporting

We've opened our Accountant of the Month contest up again

Future firm leaders need a mix of personal guidance and outside support to keep them on track.

A former AICPA chair writes a letter to the editor criticizing columnists Miller & Bahnson

Columnists Miller & Bahnson send out two important messages, to FASB and to members of the AICPA

When its younger staff speak, Houston-based accounting firm MaloneBailey listens -- and acts

Highlights of the month in public accounting

The American Institute of CPAs marked the 125th anniversary of its founding during its Spring Meeting of Council.

Large commercial banks have decided that public accounting firms, despite their typically modest borrowing needs, are highly desirable customers.

Highlights in auditing and assurance from the last month

Other companies' and countries' experiences offer useful lessons in preparing your clients for adopting IFRS

the trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation's board of trustees voted in late May to establish a new Private Company Council that will determine whether exceptions or modifications to U.S. GAAP for privately held companies are necessary -- and gathered crucial support from various professional bodies, most notably the American Institute of CPAs.

Robert Pozen suggests an alternative to audit firm rotation

Fitch Ratings said that two recently released pension accounting and financial reporting standards from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board are generally positive for state and local governments.

Awards, office openings and more from accounting firms around the country

Darlene Finzer, a principal at the Ohio CPA firm Rea & Associates, was selected as Accounting Today’s inaugural Accountant of the Month.

Industry experts share their thoughts on what accounting firms should be doing right now to grow.

Industry experts describe what they see as the most important game-changers for the accounting profession over the next five years.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has proposed new standards to require companies to provide better disclosures of their liquidity and interest rate risks, as part of FASB’s financial instruments project.

The International Accounting Standards Board has issued a request for information seeking suggestions on what amendments need to be made to International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Medium-sized Entities.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board voted Monday to approve two new standards to improve the accounting and financial reporting of public employee pensions by state and local governments.