Financial reporting

Companies that botch the accounting for transactions between different legal entities within their organizations can make their financial reporting slipshod.

ComScore Inc., the Internet and entertainment research firm, replaced its chief executive officer and chief financial officer as the board’s accounting probe dragged on into its sixth month.

A federal judge in New York has refused to dismiss a $1 billion lawsuit against PricewaterhouseCoopers over its audits of the bankrupt investment firm MF Global.

It has never been more important for CFOs to have a full view of risk across their business as commodity prices and currencies fluctuate.

Deloitte has some tips to help companies deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s guidance on the use of non-GAAP measures.

The increasing popularity of ride-sharing apps such as Uber and Lyft has vaulted them ahead of traditional taxi and car rental services on corporate expense reports, according to one expense management software vendor.

The standard GAAP accounting measures are less and less useful to investors, according to a new book with the provocative title, “The End of Accounting.”

The Institute of Management Accountants has released an exposure draft of a proposed Management Accounting Competency Framework in an effort to fill the skills gap for accountants who choose careers in private industry.

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U.S. corporations overstated their net income more than $164 billion last year by publicizing non-GAAP measures, according to a new report.

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Monday to propose amendments that would expand the threshold for businesses to qualify as a “smaller reporting company.”

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Enabling your startup clients to set up a successful accounting function involves both an understanding of their needs and the ability to tailor relevant solutions to meet those needs.

Today’s CFOs face a perfect storm of pressures.

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, also known as COSO, has unveiled a proposed update to its 2004 enterprise risk management framework.

South Korea is considering a bill that would allow regulators to oust the CEO of an accounting firm that is found to be negligent in controlling audit quality.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday it will allow companies to voluntarily file structured financial statement data in a format known as Inline XBRL.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. just gave conventional financial measures a new prominence in its latest quarterly report. It wasn’t pretty.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has barred a former corporate vice president and a former controller for false accounting at an electronics company.

The World Gold Council, a market development organization for the gold industry, has some ideas about developing a common accounting framework for gold that could be used by central banks in countries around the world.