The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is expected to issue new proposals this week that would require state and local governments to be more open about their pension-funding obligations.

The Financial Planning Coalition has sent a letter.to the Securities and Exchange Commission, accompanied by a petition signed by more than 5,200 financial planners, urging the SEC to apply a uniform fiduciary standard to anyone providing personalized investment advice to retail clients.

The American Accounting Association reassured its members last week about its legal standing after a professor raised questions about several errors in the series of entities set up by the group of accounting educators and researchers.

Many CPAs in the U.S. already have some knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards and have begun to develop greater expertise as U.S. and global authorities work to converge U.S. GAAP with IFRS, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

The National Society of Accountants and its affiliates have selected Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Learning brand as the exclusive affinity provider for webinars that award continuing professional education credit.

The International Accounting Education Standards Board has proposed a revision of the entry requirement standards for a professional accounting education.

A new salary survey by the Institute of Management Accountants has found that Certified Management Accountants and CPAs earn substantially more than those without certification.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has issued a concept release that aims to overhaul the auditor’s reporting model, describing different alternatives to provide more information to investors from the auditors of publicly traded companies.

A federal appeals court ruled in favor of PricewaterhouseCoopers during a lawsuit involving overtime pay for junior accountants.

Total goodwill impairment charges continued to fall sharply across a number of industries nationwide throughout 2010, and the number of companies recording goodwill impairment charges dropped by 41 percent, according to a new study by KPMG.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board issued amendments Thursday to improve and align the presentation of items of other comprehensive income in financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and U.S. GAAP.

Accounting Today has introduced a new app for the Apple iPad and iPhone that lets readers access the magazine’s features and content from the palm of their hand.

The Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously proposed amendments Wednesday to the broker-dealer financial reporting rule to strengthen audits of broker-dealers as well as the SEC’s oversight of the way broker-dealers handle their customers’ securities and cash.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board agreed Wednesday to re-expose their revised proposals for a common revenue recognition standard, allowing people to offer further suggestions for changes.

The three-decade-long debate of having differential standards for private companies, the tougher regulatory climate on Capitol Hill, the meteoric rise in cloud and mobile computing and the changing demographics were cited among the top issues impacting the profession.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board voted Tuesday to adopt rules to implement provisions of last year’s financial reform bill to begin inspecting auditors of securities brokers and dealers.

CCH and Baker Tilly International have begun a strategic partnership that will enable accounting firms in the Baker Tilly International network to receive CCH news, insights and other information services.

XBRL software, services and data provider Edgar Online has introduced Xcelerate XBRL Taxonomy Services for U.S. GAAP, a consultancy advisory service that helps firms meet the XBRL filing requirements of the Security and Exchange Commission.

Sage North America unveiled a new Sage Accountants Network program Thursday aimed at helping practitioners that serve nonprofit and governmental organizations.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday to consider adopting certain rules to implement expanded oversight and inspection for registered accounting firms’ audits of brokers and dealers.