Accounting

The board released an alert from its staff on ethics and independence considerations for accountants during the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Hourly earnings growth at small businesses declined to its lowest level since over a year ago, while hiring also slowed, according to a report from Paychex.

Revenue at the firm's advisory businesses — consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory and tax and legal -- rose 11% to £3.6 billion.

Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, and Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, introduced bipartisan legislation to put more responsibility on accountants and other financial professionals to safeguard against money laundering and other crimes.

The Institute of Management Accountants introduced two new education programs for sustainable business practices and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Kardashian was paid $250,000 to post on her Instagram account about EMAX tokens, a crypto asset offered by EthereumMax.

That makes the trusted role of the profession even more important than ever, according to the AICPA's Barry Melancon.

The accounting profession responds

Chicago-based Top 10 firm Grant Thornton found that finance leaders, who were already concerned about inflation, grew even more pessimistic about the road ahead.