The Financial Reporting Executive Committee of the American Institute of CPAs has released a working draft of a new version of one of its valuation guides, and is calling for feedback on a new chapter in the guide.

British soccer team Manchester United, which went public on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, said in its IPO filing that it may take advantage of the relaxed reporting and auditing requirements for so-called “emerging growth companies” in the JOBS Act.

The International Accounting Education Standards Board has drafted a proposed revision of its standards for the professional development of audit engagement partners.

Half a dozen accounting firms have been selected to help oversee compliance by the five banks that agreed to a mammoth national mortgage settlement.

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has named Gregory J. Jonas as the new director of its Office of Research and Analysis.

The Institute of Management Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants have issued a joint call for research proposals from accounting academics and practitioners.

Brenda Blunt will join Eide Bailly's nonprofit practice as a partner in its Phoenix office

Top 100 Firm Rothstein Kass has added the Boston-based team of JDJ Resources Corporation to its family office group.

Accounting Today has extended the deadline for submissions for its newest list, of the Managing Partner Elite.

Cindy McLoughlin jumped from BDO to serve as partner in J.H. Cohn's Long Island office

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A trip to the Great White North sparks some interesting questions about accountants' duties.

An independent study of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board commissioned by its parent organization finds opinions divided on what GASB’s responsibilities should include as a standard-setter for state and local government accounting.

Elizabeth Miller will lead Moore Colson's Corporate Accounting Practice

The trendy new term in the high-tech arena is “crowdfunding.” Both the President and Congress jumped on the crowdfunding bandwagon as a way to show they are doing something about the economy by passing the JOBS Act. What exactly is crowdfunding? Here’s one introduction through the eyes of a professional accountant and auditor.

Analysts found that Comcast might need to revise its scoring system after Steve Burke, CEO of its NBCUniversal unit, announced Wednesday that the company would “about breakeven” with their 2012 London Olympics Game coverage.

CBIZ reported a 1.57 percent decline in small business employment in the month of July