Regulation
IASB Wants ‘Clarity’ from SEC on IFRS Decision
International Accounting Standards Board chairman Hans Hoogervorst said that regardless of which way the Securities and Exchange Commission decides to go on supporting International Financial Reporting Standards, the main thing that is needed from the U.S. right now is “clarity.” Read more »
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SEC Appoints GAO’s Jeanette Franzel to PCAOB
February 3, 2012The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Jeanette M. Franzel, a managing director of the... Read more »
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FASB Chair Leslie Seidman on Convergence with IFRS
February 1, 2012Financial Accounting Standards Board chairman Leslie Seidman provides an update on the progress... Read more »
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Create a Separate Board for Private Company GAAP
January 31, 2012The Blue Ribbon Panel on Private Company Financial Reporting has recognized that there are many... Read more »
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Auditor Reports Frequently Misunderstood
January 30, 2012Auditor reports are oftentimes misinterpreted, misread or not read at all, according to a new... Read more »
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FASB Chair Leslie Seidman on Private Company Accounting Standards
January 25, 2012Financial Accounting Standards Board chairman Leslie Seidman describes her board's changing... Read more »
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Hoogervorst Anticipates Favorable SEC Decision on IFRS
January 23, 2012International Accounting Standards Board chairman Hans Hoogervorst told attendees at an... Read more »
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Europe Moves Slowly on Proposal for Audit-Consulting Split
January 23, 2012Plans by the European Commission to ban audit firms from offering tax and other non-audit... Read more »
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PCAOB Pushes for Public Proceedings against Auditors
January 20, 2012The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is continuing to prod officials in Washington for... Read more »
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NSA Offers Free Web Tutorial for Tax Preparer Exams
January 20, 2012The National Society of Accountants is providing a free Web tutorial to help tax practitioners... Read more »
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FASB Releases 2012 U.S. GAAP Taxonomy in XBRL
January 18, 2012The Financial Accounting Standards Board has made available the 2012 U.S. GAAP Financial... Read more »
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Feds Probe Diamond Foods’ Accounting
January 13, 2012Snack maker Diamond Foods is reportedly being investigated by federal prosecutors who are working... Read more »
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GASB Adds Two New Board Members
January 12, 2012The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has added two new members: municipal securities... Read more »
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SEC Charges Plastics-to-Fuel Company JBI with Accounting Fraud
January 4, 2012The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed suit in a Massachusetts federal court against... Read more »
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New York Mandates Accounting Firm Quality Reviews
January 3, 2012New York State’s Accounting Reform law makes quality reviews of the attest services of... Read more »
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FASB Chair Leslie Seidman on Convergence with IFRS
February 1, 2012
Financial Accounting Standards Board chairman Leslie Seidman provides an update on the progress FASB is making on converging U.S. GAAP with IFRS.
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