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The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Thursday to propose amendments to the rules surrounding its whistleblower program.

The technology promises to reduce the amount of preparation time and effort for financial filings and make them more readable.

The changing revenue recognition and leasing rules are prompting various strategies to deal with them.

Wesley Bricker, chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant, told attendees at the Institute of Management Accountants’ annual conference in Indianapolis on Tuesday about the vital role he sees them playing in financial reporting.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made far-reaching changes to the tax code and resulted in significant tax accounting modifications.

The former leaders of Constellation Healthcare Technologies are alleged to have falsified financial and other information.

Individuals who expose accounting violations can earn substantial payouts.

EY appoints Portland managing director; Dixon Hughes Goodman admits 13 partners; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

A merger in Salt Lake City puts two local auditors ahead of the pack.

Lawyers for the hip-hop mogul don't want him to testify in a probe of a firm he did business with more than a decade ago.

Wesley Bricker said the commission is keeping an eye on a number of new developments in accounting standards and financial reports.

The hip-hop mogul is in hot water with Wall Street’s top regulator.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Foundation has appointed Perella Weinberg Partners partner and CEO Robert K. Steel as its new chair, succeeding former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the founder and chief executive of Bloomberg LP. Steel previously worked under Bloomberg as deputy mayor.

While it's not yet required, the use of the data-tagging technology is steadily expanding.

Initial coin offerings have raised billions of dollars for startups while attracting criminals and authorities around the globe. Now, the young market may get some help cleaning up from the Big Four consulting firms.

Biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device and related businesses are dealing with recent accounting standards, plus a new tax law, amid a changing landscape for their industry.

The former company insider first submitted the tip to another agency, but provided the same information to the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days.

CPAs can provide attest services to make sure businesses are taking steps to mitigate tech risks.

An appeals panel sided with an auditor who wasn't allowed extra help at his deposition.

Businesses that were early adopters of the new rules have been running into some issues with regulators and investors.