Financial reporting

When it comes to corporate transparency, the United States is at a crossroads.

The U.K. retailer reported a surprise tax bill of almost $750 million, the departure of its financial chief and deepening woes at department-store chain House of Fraser.

By the end of this year, as much as $3 trillion in lease liabilities will have landed on the balance sheets of our nation’s public companies.

Despite the many factors beyond a company’s control when going public, management can take steps to prepare for a pricing window and successfully time an IPO.

Despite unprecedented advances in workplace technology, many accounting and finance professionals continue to struggle with highly manual and inefficient month-end close processes.

With the stock market at record highs, more companies are considering going public, but they need to make sure their accounting is in order before they file.

The Global Reporting Initiative has started looking at how the UN's Sustainable Development Goals can influence business reporting and the adoption of new business models.

Beyond the headline changes lurk a number of interesting intricacies.

Grant Halloran takes over from Dave Kellogg, who stepped down earlier this year when Host Analytics was acquired by Vector Capital.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted Wednesday to propose to delay some of its major accounting standards — including credit losses, leases, hedging and long-duration insurance contracts — for private companies, nonprofits and small reporting companies.