Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Other companies' and countries' experiences offer useful lessons in preparing your clients for adopting IFRS
July 1 -
the trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation's board of trustees voted in late May to establish a new Private Company Council that will determine whether exceptions or modifications to U.S. GAAP for privately held companies are necessary -- and gathered crucial support from various professional bodies, most notably the American Institute of CPAs.
July 1 -
Robert Pozen suggests an alternative to audit firm rotation
July 1 -
Fitch Ratings said that two recently released pension accounting and financial reporting standards from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board are generally positive for state and local governments.
June 29 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board held a daylong meeting to gauge reaction to its proposal for mandatory audit firm rotation.
June 29 -
Awards, office openings and more from accounting firms around the country
June 28 -
Darlene Finzer, a principal at the Ohio CPA firm Rea & Associates, was selected as Accounting Todays inaugural Accountant of the Month.
June 28 -
The Supreme Court has upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
June 28 -
Industry experts share their thoughts on what accounting firms should be doing right now to grow.
June 27 -
Industry experts describe what they see as the most important game-changers for the accounting profession over the next five years.
June 27 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has proposed new standards to require companies to provide better disclosures of their liquidity and interest rate risks, as part of FASBs financial instruments project.
June 27 -
The Maryland Association of CPAs launched its new Center for Transparency, Performance, Management and Accountability using XBRL (TPMAx), with a special XBRL Thought Leader Symposium today.
June 26 -
The International Accounting Standards Board has issued a request for information seeking suggestions on what amendments need to be made to International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Medium-sized Entities.
June 26 -
Public companies saw a 5 percent increase in the fees they pay to external auditors last year, while private companies reported a 7 percent rise, according to a new survey from Financial Executives International.
June 26 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board voted Monday to approve two new standards to improve the accounting and financial reporting of public employee pensions by state and local governments.
June 25 -
The diversity of cars, motorcycles, vans and commercial trucks on the roads reminded me how logical it is that states require different levels of testing to become a licensed driver of different kinds of automobiles.
June 24 -
The deadline to vote for Accounting Today’s inaugural Accountant of the Month contest is next Tuesday, June 26.
June 22 -
Elite Rubin has joined UHY Advisors NY Inc. as director of marketing.
June 22 -
New divisions, awards, charitable activities and more from accounting firms around the country.
June 21

