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A task force at the American Institute of CPAs is urging CPAs to embrace new ways of learning and professional development to compete better in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.
May 19 -
American Institute of CPAs president and CEO Barry Melancon discussed the need for greater diversity at CPA firms as efforts at greater inclusion seem to be running into some headwinds.
May 19 -
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Accountants should take the lead in assessing the impact on their companies of the depletion of natural resources, recommends a new report.
May 16 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has issued a proposed standard to address the accounting and financial reporting issues related to fair value measurements for state and local governments.
May 15 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has released staff guidance on how the PCAOB should perform an economic analysis as part of its standard-setting process.
May 15 -
Paul Beswick, who has served as chief accountant in the Securities and Exchange Commissions Office of the Chief Accountant, plans to leave the agency to return to the private sector.
May 15 -
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has released for public comment proposed changes to the International Standards on Auditing to clarify the expectations of auditors when auditing financial statement disclosures.
May 15 -
The Center for Audit Quality and the Institute for Corporate Responsibility at the George Washington University School of Business are teaming on a new initiative on rethinking financial disclosures in response to recent comments from Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White to streamline the existing Form 10-K disclosure requirements.
May 15 -
A majority of accounting and finance executives in the U.S. and Canada are anticipating that their companies compliance burden will increase in the years ahead, though less than half expect the cost of compliance to grow.
May 13
