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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 International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has published new guidance on how the public sector can account for employee benefits around the world and is also considering changes in how to account for financial instruments.
July 28 -
Three firms share their experiences offering payroll services
July 27 -
The new lease accounting standard will have an impact beyond the usual suspects of airlines and retailers, with even cloud computing providers taking a hit, thanks to their leases of computer servers.
July 26
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board has proposed a new accounting standards update that would require public and private companies to change the way they report income taxes on their financial statements.
July 26 -
James Schnurr, the chief accountant in the Securities and Exchange Commissions Office of the Chief Accountant, has been seriously injured in a bicycling accident, and the SEC named deputy chief accountant Wesley R. Bricker as interim chief accountant while Schnurr recuperates.
July 21 -
New research from the International Federation of Accountants shows how advice and expertise from accountants helps improve business performance at companies around the world.
July 21 -
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has published new guidance to help investors use SASB standards to engage better with the companies where they own and manage shares.
July 19
