Corporate governance

The massive changes brought about by the coronavirus pandemic make this a great time for accounting firms to revisit their core mission statement, according to Carrie Steffen of The Whetstone Group.

Regulators are making it harder for small-time shareholders to put forth proposals aimed at cracking down on excessive pay, climate change and other corporate governance concerns.

The Big Four accounting firms have developed a set of metrics for companies to use for environmental, social and governance reporting internationally.

COVID-19 doesn’t seem to be having an impact on such disclosures, according to a report from Ernst & Young.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board is moving beyond environmental issues and further into the areas of social and governance reporting.

Money managers and pension funds want companies to publish their 2020 annual reports in line with guidance from the International Accounting Standards Board.

A group of Senate Democrats introduced legislation to offer tax relief to individuals, businesses and states affected by catastrophic wildfires and other presidentially declared disasters.

Mastermind Analytics identifies spending risks, provides benchmarks on demand, and gives finance teams more visibility into behavior patterns.

The better planned the job is, the better organized it is and the better it gets done.

Taxpayers can use the rates to substantiate the expenses they can deduct for lodging, meals and incidental expenses.