Audit & Accounting

Accounting firm Wiss & Co. has created an economic advisory group to help business owners and executives deal with the recession.

Many executives at global companies prefer to keep a lid on incidents of corruption uncovered in their organizations, according to a new survey.

A new board that includes the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory bodies will now oversee the trustees who oversee the International Accounting Standards Board.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has posted the final version of its rule mandating Extensible Business Reporting Language for public companies.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a proposed standard that would require disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments in interim financial statements as well as annual statements.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board wants to bring more clarity to some of the complex credit derivatives that contributed to the financial crisis.

The American Institute of CPAs has opened an online Economic Crisis Resource Center with information to help accountants advise their clients, employers, family members and friends on how to cope with the recession.

The House included a taxpayer accountability amendment in the economic stimulus bill that provides protections to federal workers who expose waste, fraud and abuse, drawing praise from whistleblower advocacy groups.

Whether navigating your firm through the choppy waters of today’s unstable economy or mapping out both long- and short-term strategies, a trio of CEOs from CPA firms in both the U.S. and Canada agreed that communication with staff members and an understanding of the competition are among the more critical factors in driving a firm’s growth and evolution.

The Internal Revenue Service touted Earned Income Tax Awareness Day as a way to raise consciousness about the credit for low-income taxpayers as the economic crisis forces more Americans into lower tax brackets.