Audit & Accounting

Top issues and changes for the filing season that’s just begun.

Members of the Georgia Society of CPAs gathered at the state capitol in Atlanta last week to lobby lawmakers on behalf of the accounting profession.

This short read highlights the growing importance of, and the many changes to, the role of the "CF-Know."

American Institute of CPAs president and CEO Barry Melancon talked about the need for CPAs to learn new skills as hiring of accounting graduates has slowed and the CPA licensing model has come under threat in some states.

CECL’s impact on a financial institution is all about the portfolio makeup.

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose amendments to the financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K and streamline the Management's Discussion and Analysis disclosures.

With FASB reviewing the standards for goodwill, PJ Patel, co-CEO and senior managing director at Valuation Research Corp., dives into the evolving complexities in the field.

Bernard Ebbers, the ousted chief executive officer at WorldCom Inc. whose corporate malfeasance led to imprisonment, has died. He was 78.

When it comes to getting up to speed for filing season, everyone has a different hurdle.

The Internal Revenue Service has convinced nearly 80 percent of the taxpayers who received settlement offers after engaging in micro-captive insurance schemes to accept the settlement terms it recently offered them. But there are still thousands of other taxpayers who will be facing examinations.