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Accounting Today delivers news, rankings, thought leadership, and analysis for accounting professionals so they can navigate change in standards, firm strategy, technology adoption, talent, and the overall business environment.
Accounting professionals are facing rapid transformation, including shifting professional standards, demographic change, technology disruption, practice consolidation, and changing expectations for advisory services. Our coverage surfaces these strategic dynamics and provides insights and analysis for firms, leaders, and the accounting profession.
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The board released an exposure draft of a proposed standard for multi-employer retirement plan obligations.
April 4
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The council recommended improvements for the disclosure and accounting of software costs, finding current practice to be inadequate for needs.
April 4
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Teens need to hear about the wonderful opportunities available in the profession of public accounting.
April 4
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The revised draft rules deleted the requirement that on-site inspections should be mainly conducted by Chinese regulatory agencies or rely on their inspection results.
April 4
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The total value of goodwill impairments recorded by U.S. public companies more than doubled in 2020 during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study, and the same may happen again this year as geopolitical tensions rise.
April 1
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The Governmental Accounting Standards Board set the effective date for the GASB 87 leases standard at June 15, 2021, after pushing it back by 18 months during the pandemic, but many state and local governments are apparently behind on implementing it.
April 1
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Board staff called attention to some important considerations for auditors as they plan and perform audits that may be affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine.
April 1
