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Accountants have an important role to play, according to the head of the AICPA.

The proposed accounting standards update aims to clarify an issuer’s accounting for certain modifications of equity-classified forwards and options (such as warrants) that remain equity classified after their modification.

Add in the complexities of this year’s presidential race, and we have a recipe for uncertainty and fear.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is testing out three new apps for its clients to use for tax planning; environmental, social and governance reporting; and upskilling their employees.

The New York Stock Exchange told New Jersey lawmakers that it’s prepared to move operations out of state should they impose a new tax on electronic trades via data servers.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is teaming up with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board on translating its standards into Extensible Business Reporting Language, while also rolling out its own ESG Pulse application for environmental, social and governance reporting at companies.

Troubled commodities trader GP Global Group has “accounting irregularities” in its books, according to the restructuring adviser hired to salvage the company’s assets.

These five questions can help companies demonstrate the seriousness of their environmental, social and governance promises.

An ACCA report finds accountants deeply concerned about ESG matters.

The IASB overseer wants to find out how much demand is out there for it to also oversee international sustainability standards.

Regs on retirement-payment withholding updated

A New York Times story based on Donald Trump’s long-sought-after tax data shows he avoided paying income taxes for most of the past two decades and paid only $750 the year he was elected president.

As Nasdaq Inc. and the New York Stock Exchange consider abandoning their New Jersey data centers over a proposed financial transaction tax, they may not find their backup sites in Chicago guaranteed to be levy-free havens.

Regulators are making it harder for small-time shareholders to put forth proposals aimed at cracking down on excessive pay, climate change and other corporate governance concerns.

The Big Four accounting firms have developed a set of metrics for companies to use for environmental, social and governance reporting internationally.

Hedge funds are planning to expand their presence in Florida, adding to a migratory trend as wealthy residents of northern states face the threat of higher taxes.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board is moving beyond environmental issues and further into the areas of social and governance reporting.

Money managers and pension funds want companies to publish their 2020 annual reports in line with guidance from the International Accounting Standards Board.

The better planned the job is, the better organized it is and the better it gets done.

The Carbon Disclosure Project, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board, the Global Reporting Initiative, the International Integrated Reporting Council and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board will work on a common set of disclosures.