Accounting

The regulatory environment around accounting is getting stricter, as the IRS, the SEC and the PCAOB crack down.

The lack of help means current accountants' hours and workloads can be grueling, upping the odds of mistakes and burnout.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has scheduled a meeting on its long-awaited climate disclosure rule.

An early pioneer in the ESOP space, Katz, Sapper & Miller now advises clients on the alternative business structure.

Despite suggestions to the contrary, audits remain valuable and serve a grander purpose.

The Financial Accounting Foundation is reviewing the effectiveness of the Private Company Council, the group that advises the Financial Accounting Standards Board about the perspective of privately held companies.

Complex transactions in this industry can trigger accounting and reporting issues that may result in SEC letters, restatements and challenging conversations with investors.

While most accountants are aware of the reporting requirement, the majority of business owners are likely to be, at best, dimly aware of them.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is proposing a new rule to prevent auditing firms from making false or misleading statements about being registered or overseen by the PCAOB.

One high point of the trial was the testimony of Oliver North, who said that in 2019 he pushed for an outside audit of the NRA's finances but longtime leader Wayne LaPierre refused.