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The debt ceiling agreement included a side deal that would allow $70 billion in accounting moves to spare agencies most cuts, though $20 billion in cuts to IRS funds may be accelerated.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has decided not to add several projects to its technical agenda, including one on commodities, despite requests.

In the quest for enhanced corporate sustainability, the integration of innovative technologies is ushering in a new era of reporting capability and transparency.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants approved an exposure draft on ethics and independence standards for sustainability reporting and assurance and a final ethics standard for tax planning and related services.

Technology helps financial advisors unlock much more value by being able to switch up clients' buckets of investments at any time throughout the year.

Firms that early-adopt ESG will be better positioned to deliver these services when they reach full market demand.

As ESG reporting regimes solidify, organizations need to start preparing their teams.

The board is providing information to help companies with its disclosure standards before they take effect in January.

The deal saved hundreds of Chinese companies in the U.S. from being booted off American stock exchanges but has done little to revive the flow of initial public offerings.

The International Federation of Accountants wants organizations to combine sustainability reporting with their existing internal control and governance frameworks.

Accounting's most influential share their primary concerns for the profession.

Tax-loss harvesting through "highly correlated" products is driving a significant share of trading volume, according to a working academic paper.

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "What is the most important issue currently facing the accounting profession?"

The International Federation of Accountants' planned revisions will include some new and revised learning outcomes to meet the demands for sustainability reporting and assurance.

Plus, Wolters Kluwer's emissions reduction targets validated; and other updates from the accounting technology world.

Nearly one-third of public companies are using artificial intelligence in their financial reporting, according to a new survey.

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation trustees reappointed Emmanuel Faber to serve a second term as chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board through the end of 2027.

The hub will support use of the International Sustainability Standards Board frameworks for disclosing climate risks.

The pressure to establish an ESG reporting framework is mounting as various regulatory bodies issue guidance.

Corporate audit committees have been providing investors with more information about their activities and responsibilities over the past 10 years, but there's still room for improvement.