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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 Financial Accounting Standards Board has revised its accounting standards to provide greater consistency in the treatment of various types of debt restructuring.
April 5 -
All accountants, and certainly all CPAs, should be keenly interested in and concerned about the activities of the American Institute of CPAs. As the leading professional society for CPAs, it shapes both policy and perceptions for the entire profession, members and non-members alike.
March 1 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has proposed guidance on how to apply the accounting standards when a hedging derivative is terminated for a government entity.
February 14 -
Representatives of the U.S. and Japanese accounting standards boards met in Connecticut this week to talk about their efforts to converge with international standards.
February 11 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a discussion paper to solicit input on how to improve, simplify, and converge the financial reporting requirements for hedging activities, as it foresees the possibility of increasing divergence from international standards.
February 10 -
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Like others, we're watching the trumpeted "Blue Ribbon Panel" on accounting standards for private companies. Unlike others, our expectations are very low because we aren't confident this group understands what reforms are needed.
February 1