Audit & Accounting

Fitch Ratings said that two recently released pension accounting and financial reporting standards from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board are generally positive for state and local governments.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board held a daylong meeting to gauge reaction to its proposal for mandatory audit firm rotation.

Awards, office openings and more from accounting firms around the country

Darlene Finzer, a principal at the Ohio CPA firm Rea & Associates, was selected as Accounting Today’s inaugural Accountant of the Month.

Industry experts share their thoughts on what accounting firms should be doing right now to grow.

Industry experts describe what they see as the most important game-changers for the accounting profession over the next five years.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has proposed new standards to require companies to provide better disclosures of their liquidity and interest rate risks, as part of FASB’s financial instruments project.

The Maryland Association of CPAs launched its new Center for Transparency, Performance, Management and Accountability using XBRL (TPMAx), with a special XBRL Thought Leader Symposium today.

The International Accounting Standards Board has issued a request for information seeking suggestions on what amendments need to be made to International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Medium-sized Entities.

Public companies saw a 5 percent increase in the fees they pay to external auditors last year, while private companies reported a 7 percent rise, according to a new survey from Financial Executives International.