Audit & Accounting

Barry MacQuarrie of Cloud Accounting Connects and SocialCPAs is surveying accountants about their use of cloud technology.

Stavros Thomadakis became chair of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants in January, leading a board under the auspices of the International Federation of Accountants that oversees a global ethics code for the accounting profession.

The determination of fair value of machinery and equipment assets for financial reporting purposes should include the consideration of three forms of depreciation: physical, economic and functional.

The American Institute of CPAs is expressing support for a proposed accounting standards update that would require investment companies that act as “feeder funds” for other investment companies to provide better disclosures of those investments on their financial statements.

The post credit crisis regulatory focus on forward-looking techniques and loan behavior models has been burdensome for some banks.

The Institute of Management Accountants has developed a new framework that accountants can use to supervise organizational changes.

The live webcast is scheduled to take place at 9:30am PT/12:30pm ET/17:30pm GMT, and is part of the Aspire to Lead: The PwC Women’s Leadership Series, which includes a number of programs and workshops designed to provide university students and new professionals with the tools to help them build lasting leadership skills.

Earlier this month, BPP Professional Education Group and KPMG’s joint ACA Intensive Programme won the PQ Magazine 2015 award for Innovation in Accountancy.

A former American Realty Capital Properties Inc. executive dropped her lawsuit accusing the company of firing her for blowing the whistle on financial improprieties.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board reminded its stakeholders Friday that the deadline is coming up on March 6 for comments on its proposed changes in standards for fiduciary responsibilities and lease accounting.