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The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance Thursday to make it easier for private companies to report on consolidation of variable interest entities.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight has announced the dates of its annual forums for auditing firms that work in the small business environment and on audits of smaller broker-dealers.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board remain at odds over crucial elements of their lease accounting standards after joint meetings this week, but said they are still committed to reducing the distinctions.

The American Institute of CPAs has begun offering a forensic accounting mentorship program. The Certified in Financial Forensics Mentor Program is designed for AICPA members who want to develop their skills and business practices in forensic accounting with the help of more experienced forensic professionals.

Financial losses from social media are among the top concerns of internal auditors, according to a new survey.

More than half of compliance officers anticipate their personal liability will increase this year, according to a new survey.

Last November, the Financial Accounting Standards Board endorsed simplifying the accounting standards that private companies use in measuring and reporting goodwill, and FASB is currently looking into the possibility of changing the standards for public companies too.

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The New York State Society of CPAs is asking the Financial Accounting Standards Board to expand a proposal that would standardize the treatment of foreclosed properties when they are backed by a loan from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development beyond the residential developments that were the focus of the original draft proposal.

The members of the American Board of Forensic Accounting, the advisory board behind the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute’s Certified Forensic Accountant credential, have unanimously resigned amid questions about the legitimacy of the credential and the organization behind it.

Shareholders at annual general meetings are expected to question management and board members about a number of hot topics this year, included audit firm tenure, COSO’s new internal control framework, mergers, spinoffs, cybersecurity, disaster planning and executive pay, according to BDO USA.

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation and the International Accounting Standards Board are reaching out to Islamic countries to elicit their support for IFRS, with a working group dedicated to making sure the standards don’t conflict with Sharia law.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has released a new online pension implementation toolkit to help preparers, auditors, and users of state and local government financial reports understand and apply the revised pension accounting and financial reporting standards

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has responded to a post-implementation review of its accounting standard for fair value measurement, saying it doesn’t plan to make any comprehensive changes.

The 100 largest accounting firms in the United States reported average revenue growth of 7.81 percent for 2013, according to Accounting Today’s new Top 100 Firms list.

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The IFRS Foundation and the International Valuation Standards Council have signed a joint statement of protocols for cooperating on International Financial Reporting Standards and International Valuation Standards in the area of fair value measurement.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a draft version of its long-awaited Disclosure Framework, aimed at improving its process for evaluating existing and future disclosure requirements in the notes to financial statements.

The internal control framework that was unveiled last year by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, also known as COSO, will take some time to adjust to, but the Securities and Exchange Commission is encouraging companies to transition to it by the end of this year.