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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin weighed in on the debate about a carbon tax in Davos, saying technological developments would make it redundant.

At first, FloQast focused on smaller businesses, but today its software serves companies ranging in size from 200 to 10,000 employees.

A group of international accounting organizations is calling for improved reporting and action on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to hit the ambitious goals set for 2030.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a standards update aimed at clarifying the interaction between the rules related to equity securities, equity method investments and certain derivatives.

BlackRock, the world’s biggest fund manager, said Tuesday that it plans to put sustainability at the center of its investment strategy and it will push companies to improve their climate risk disclosures.

The controversy keeps mounting over a new tax break for investing in poor U.S. communities. But investors keep piling in.

Home values in areas designated as “opportunity zones” appear to have been affected so little it’s “statistically indistinct from zero,” according to new research.

The Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations last week on opportunity zone funds, but while they answer some of the questions, many other issues remain that are likely to prompt questions from tax clients.

The $284.7 million budget is an approximately 4 percent increase over 2019.

Barry Melancon lays out the role for accountants in integrated reporting.

To help individuals and businesses prepare for filing season, Grant Thornton has released a collection of year-end tax tips.

Trends in the market and tax law changes introduced by tax reform have created a perfect storm for REIT investors.

Bill.com founder and CEO René Lacerte and a team of staff rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange this morning, as Bill.com went public trading under the ticker symbol BILL.

Once heralded as a novel way to help distressed parts of the U.S., opportunity zones are now being slammed as a government boondoggle.

Environmental, social, and governance investing is gaining popularity not only for its “feel-good” factor but also for its potential to spot financial risks that often cannot be identified in a company’s quarterly results.

Plenty of tax deferral and impact investment runway is left even if clients miss the Dec. 31 deadline.

Exxon Mobil Corp. won a closely watched securities-fraud trial that delved into its internal accounting for the financial risks of climate change, a striking rejection of New York state’s claim that the company misled investors for years.

Accounting groups are reacting to the latest reports about the accelerated pace of climate change as global warming reaches record levels.

At Eaton Vance’s daily 8:45 a.m. meetings with fixed-income executives, a usually overlooked segment of the bond world has been coming up more often.

The tax automation software provider will use funding from Bregal Sagemount to enhance its products including 1040Scan and TaxCaddy.