Audit & Accounting

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a staff report Friday to Congress on its disclosure rules for U.S. public companies, as part of the SEC’s efforts to modernize the disclosure requirements and reduce compliance costs for emerging growth companies.

The New York State Society of CPAs celebrated its new headquarters in Downtown Manhattan this week, with an open house and an official ribbon-cutting.

U.S. banking industry groups are pressing regulators to clarify accounting for certain securities under the Volcker Rule after lenders complained the Dodd-Frank Act measure may force them to take writedowns.

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The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released the 2014 U.S. GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy.

Chattanooga-based Top 100 Firm Decosimo has merged with Larry Hyatt & Associates boosting its state and local tax expertise.

Small business accounting software maker Acclivity has released AccountEdge 2014, its premium product with new departmental accounting, cloud, improved jobs reporting and rerun integration features.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants released for public consultation Tuesday a proposed strategy and work plan for the next five years.

The Center for Audit Quality has published a member alert highlighting some of the main risks it sees for auditors to watch out for as they examine financial statements for this year.

The European Commission reached a provisional agreement Tuesday with the European Parliament and the member states of the European Union on reforming the audit firm market in Europe, requiring public companies in the E.U. to rotate their auditing firms every 10 to 24 years, avoid non-audit services for the same clients, and prohibit Big Four-only clauses.