The International Accounting Standards Board has launched a web-based IFRS Research Centre.

Berdon LLP and Rihanna have settled the singer’s multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the Top 100 Firm out of court.

NJSCPA gives out more than $500K in scholarships, Fraud & Forensic Accounting Education Conference update, and more...

A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule requiring companies like Boeing Inc. and Apple Inc. to disclose whether any “conflict minerals” are used in their products violates their free-speech rights, an appeals court in Washington said.

Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld yesterday made public a letter he said he sends every year to the IRS, along with his tax return.

The International Federation of Accountants has received £4.935 million ($8.256 million) in funding from the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, or DFID, for the purpose of strengthening professional accountancy organizations around the world.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has issued a concepts statement that will guide GASB in establishing accounting and financial reporting standards for U.S. state and local governments regarding the measurement of assets and liabilities.

Marcum tapped by Bitcoin, UHY International puts out a study, and more…

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued new guidance on representing when a company or organization discontinues its operations.

Public company audits worldwide suffer from persistent deficiencies in critical audit areas, raising concern among international audit regulators, according to a new report released Thursday by the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators.

The AICPA recently issued an Accounting and Valuation Guide on assets acquired to be used in research and development activities, replacing a practice aid it issued in 2001 for in-process research and development.

CVS Caremark has agreed to pay $20 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission that the drug store giant misled investors about significant financial setbacks and used improper accounting that artificially boosted its financial performance.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s acquisition of consulting firm Booz & Co., completed this week, has U.S. regulators eyeing the potential for conflicts of interest in the auditing industry—again.

Rudy Giuliani tapped as the keynote speaker for Marcum’s 3rd Annual MicroCap Conference, new websites, and more…

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The European Parliament endorsed a draft agreement Thursday on legislation to open up the audit services market in the European Union beyond Big Four firms.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board held a public meeting Wednesday to solicit feedback from experts on its proposals for changing the auditor’s reporting model.

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