Corporate governance

The Top 100 Firm is acquiring Alexandria, Virginia-based Halt, Buzas & Powell.

The next wave of technology, powered by advanced automation and AI, will completely transform the complete expense process, streamlining workflows and integrating real-time data so that finance teams only need to focus on the issues that matter most.

As part of this year’s Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, “What is the most important issue currently facing the accounting profession?”

The quality of corporate governance was graded at C+ at best by a group of chief audit executives, according to a new report from the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Neel Corporate Governance Center at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Environmental, social, and governance investing is gaining popularity not only for its “feel-good” factor but also for its potential to spot financial risks that often cannot be identified in a company’s quarterly results.

Exxon Mobil Corp. won a closely watched securities-fraud trial that delved into its internal accounting for the financial risks of climate change, a striking rejection of New York state’s claim that the company misled investors for years.

Frequently we are asked to prepare a formal proposal. This is usually done when the client or prospect is considering multiple firms and the decision will either be made by a board of directors or when the person making the decision feels the need to tangibly back up their decision.

Accounting groups are reacting to the latest reports about the accelerated pace of climate change as global warming reaches record levels.

Highlights of the findings from Accounting Today's annual survey of accounting firms' plans for the next 12 months.