Audit & Accounting

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has released a set of provisional standards for companies in the transportation sector.

Two research studies released Wednesday demonstrate the significant changes to behavior triggered by integrated reporting.

Deloitte said Wednesday it posted record revenues of $34.2 billion globally for the fiscal year ending May 31, as demand for services at its member firms produced their fifth consecutive year of growth.

The second public meeting of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans (“the Council”) will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2014, from 9:00am - 11:30am EDT, on site at the US Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has issued a third exposure draft resulting from its Attest Clarity Project, in an effort to address concerns about the clarity, length and complexity of the attestation standards for CPAs.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has released a Staff Audit Practice Alert to remind auditors to continue to follow the existing PCAOB standards when they are considering a company's ability to continue as a going concern.

The International Federation of Accountants’ Professional Accountants in Business Committee has issued guidance on developing and reporting supplementary financial measures that fall outside of GAAP.

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The Accountants Confidence Index took a slight dip in September, countering a slight rise in August -- though both the short-term and the mid-term figures remained in sync.

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has approved its Conceptual Framework for General Purpose Financial Reporting by Public Sector Entities.