Audit & Accounting

IMGCAP(1)]From a compliance perspective, the new U.S. health care law raises a number of issues for corporate America.

IMGCAP(1)]Check out the digital edition of the May 24, 2010, issue of Accounting Today by clicking here.

The Institute of Internal Auditors has published a new practice guide to provide an overview of key executive compensation risks that should be understood before assessing whether the controls and governance over executive compensation and benefits programs are effective.

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has published its 2010 Handbook of International Public Sector Accounting Pronouncements.

The International Accounting Standards Board has published a proposed set of changes in the accounting standards for financial liabilities to address what it calls the “counter-intuitive” effects of fair value measurement.

The American Institute of CPAs took the wraps off its redesigned Web site, AICPA.org, with new multimedia and social networking features.

FASB, IASB ISSUE PROGRESS REPORT ON CONVERGENCE

New York - A blue ribbon panel lookingto improve the accounting standards for private companies wants to find out why so many are not strictly complying with GAAP.

Check out the digital edition of the May 10-23, 2010 issue of Accounting Today by clicking here.

CaseWare IDEA has inked a deal with SymSure Limited to acquire SymSure’s intellectual property and other assets.