Regulation
The latest news on accounting standards, developments at FASB, IASB, IFAC, and the PCAOB, along with government regulations from agencies like the SEC, FTC, and international bodies.
SEC Pays First Award under New Whistleblower Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission is paying nearly $50,000 to a whistleblower who helped prevent a multimillion-dollar securities fraud, in the first award paid under a new whistleblower program. Read more »
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Audit Firms Get Mixed Report Card from PCAOB
February 25, 2013A new report from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board found that firms that audit 100... Read more »
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U.K. Commission Says Auditors are Not Serving Investors
February 22, 2013An eagerly anticipated report on the auditing market from the United Kingdom’s Competition... Read more »
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Georgia Plans to Strengthen Accountancy Board
February 15, 2013Legislation has been introduced in Georgia to give the Georgia State Board of Accountancy its own... Read more »
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SEC Approves PCAOB Budget and Accounting Support Fee
February 13, 2013The Securities and Exchange Commission has unanimously approved the Public Company Accounting... Read more »
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PCAOB and FASB Face Possible Budget Cuts from Sequester
February 13, 2013The U.S. regulator that oversees corporate audits could face automatic spending cuts designed to... Read more »
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PCAOB’s Franzel Sees Progress on China Audit Inspections
February 11, 2013Public Company Accounting Oversight Board member Jeanette Franzel said the ability to inspect... Read more »
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IOSCO Recommends Protections for Client Assets
February 8, 2013The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published a consultation report... Read more »
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PCAOB Makes Deal with Finland on Audit Inspections
February 4, 2013The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has signed a cooperative agreement with... Read more »
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PCAOB Strikes Inspection Deal with French Auditing Firm Regulator
February 4, 2013The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has reached a deal with France’s audit... Read more »
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Assurance Briefs
February 1, 2013Highlights from the world of audit and attest in the previous month Read more »
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FASB Proposes Improving Accounting for Repo Agreements
February 1, 2013The proposed Accounting Standards Update, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860)-Effective Control... Read more »
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Getting the Wind in Their Sails
February 1, 2013A Q&A with the new chairman of the new Private Company Council on its process and purpose Read more »
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The Spirit of Accounting: Watch These Issues While We're Away
February 1, 2013We're going to capsulize five hot issues to alert you to what's going on. We'll also preview... Read more »
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Obama Nominates Mary Jo White as SEC Chair
January 24, 2013President Obama nominated former prosecutor Mary Jo White as the next chair of the Securities and... Read more »
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Women in Accounting: Where are the Leading Ladies?
May 17, 2013
Marcum’s Nanette Lee Miller and Janis Cowhey McDonagh sat down with managing editor Tamika Cody to discuss some of the obstacles women in the accounting profession face when trying to make their way into leadership positions.
IMA’s Jeff Thomson on the Role and Skills of Management Accountants
May 8, 2013
Institute of Management Accountants president and CEO Jeffrey Thomson discusses why accounting students should consider management accounting as a career, and the IMA's partnership with John Wiley & Sons.
Breaking out of Molds to Get Ahead
May 6, 2013
ConvergenceCoaching partner Jennifer Wilson talks with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee about how female accountants can position themselves better for a promotion at their firms.
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Top 10 Tech Initiatives -- 2013
May 5, 2013
The AICPA's annual list of IT priorities for accounting firms.
Common E-mail Security Mistakes
April 23, 2013
These five bad habits can make your confidential information -- and that of your clients -- easy to steal.
The Art of the Tax Cartoon
April 9, 2013
A selection of tax cartoons from Philly tax firm Drucker & Scaccetti's 'Finding Humor in Taxes' exhibit.
