Accounting standards

Bench Accounting, like many startups, aimed to shake up a boring but important corner of finance, in this case, bookkeeping for small businesses.

The board has posted a series of "knowledge checks" to help auditors gauge their understanding of its new quality control standard.

Bookkeepers and financial analysts are among the U.S.'s top 15 most in-demand jobs for 2025, according to staffing agency Randstad.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has withdrawn the two standards it approved on firm and engagement metrics and firm reporting.

For auditors and quality management, there's a big difference between a 'document' and a 'system.'

Kim Blascoe of CPA.com dives into CAS's extraordinary growth rates, the key practices of a high-performing CAS practice, and more.

Michael Saylor's Strategy will implement new accounting for crypto assets, where changes to the value of its Bitcoin holdings will go on the income statement.

The Institute of Internal Auditors released the first in a series of topical requirements planned for this year, starting with cybersecurity.

RSM International announced its 2024 financial results, reporting 15% growth in global fee income and 11% growth in tax revenues.

The Top 50 Firm has created an international network of independent firms that it's calling BPM Global Ltd., beginning with Enspira Financial in Australia.

President Donald Trump's return is seen as a positive by experts across the cryptocurrency industry. Accountants' predictions for regulations are less rosy.

The world economy is poised for "reasonable, but not particularly exciting" growth, yet uncertainties abound, according to a new report.

A draft report from Deloitte raised questions about transactions by Pro-Gest and its owners, including money allegedly spent on a yacht and a winery.

FASB regulations requiring companies to record digital assets at fair value go into effect this year, but earlier adoption is permitted.

The administration fired an opening shot in an upcoming constitutional fight over his ability to unilaterally halt spending approved by Congress.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants launched their sustainability standards.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a proposed ASU containing a set of targeted improvements to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.

Accountants and other financial professionals in the U.S. are showing more signs of confidence in the economy, but optimism is waning elsewhere.

Gambling operators have attracted increasing regulatory scrutiny in the U.K. in recent years, leading to significant fines.

The International Ethics Sustainability Board for Accountants said its Global Ethics Sustainability Standards have been certified by the PIOB and IOSCO.