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As the year ends, CFOs should focus on these key areas to ensure a smooth close process and improve operational performance.

On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act into law aiming to improve pay transparency and curb wage disparities. Massachusetts is the 5th state to pass pay transparency legislation in 2024 joining Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, and Vermont. This trend began in 2019 with Colorado. Since then, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington have all passed similar measures.

The Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) today announced the appointment of Robert W. Scott to a five-year term on the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Mr. Scott currently serves as the director of finance and administration for the city of Brookfield, Wisconsin. His term begins July 1, 2025, and extends through June 30, 2030.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today published a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that would establish authoritative guidance on the accounting for government grants received by business entities. Stakeholders are encouraged to review and provide input on the proposed ASU by March 31, 2025.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has launched a social media campaign to commemorate its 25th anniversary, even as the Senate Finance Committee holds hearings on a replacement for the agency's long-time inspector general, who died earlier this year.

With finding and keeping new talent a challenge across the profession, BDO and Albert Goodman share tips for tackling the skills crisis.

A program designed to help accounting graduates more easily meet education requirements for CPA licensure is expanding its reach.

Another large accounting firm has struck a deal with private-equity investors.

Developing and crafting a leadership style is seldom taught in business schools but is critical for CFOs and their fellow executives looking to grow their organizations. Whether it’s how decision-making is carried out, tasks are delegated, ideas are expressed or concerns are relayed, these are all ways great leaders and good leaders can separate from one another.

The deadline for beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports that applies to most small businesses should be delayed, the AICPA said in a letter to congressional committee leaders.

The governor reversed his pledge to spare higher education from efficiency cuts.

The PCAOB adopted a rule amendment that enables the board to address situations in which a registered firm doesn't file annual reports and doesn't pay annual fees for two consecutive reporting years.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today published an Invitation to Comment (ITC) that gives stakeholders the opportunity to provide feedback on financial key performance indicators (Financial KPIs). Stakeholders are asked to review and provide comment on the ITC by April 30, 2025.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today published a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that would improve the navigability of the disclosures that are required to be provided in interim reporting periods and clarify when that guidance is applicable and what disclosures are required to be provided in interim reporting periods. Stakeholders are encouraged to review and provide input on the proposed ASU by March 31, 2025.

House speaker renews call for reforms to budget controls.

The IRS could have about 1 million employee retention credit (ERC) claims remaining to process by the end of the year, the national taxpayer advocate said Tuesday at the AICPA & CIMA National Tax Conference.

An “always on” work culture in the UK is leading to increased stress and anxiety amongst workforces, research shows.

With less than two months left for most small businesses to file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has received a fraction of the expected 32 million reports, a FinCEN representative said Thursday during the AICPA's Town Hall.

FML’s Destiny Hartmann is one of only 30 CPAs honored by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) as a member of the Leadership Academy’s 16th graduating class. Hartmann was selected based on her exceptional leadership skills and professional experience for the four-day Leadership Academy program, which will be held Dec. 9-12 in Durham, N.C.

For an industry that's often stereotyped as stagnant, the world of accounting is changing at unprecedented speed: accounting industry trends include headline-grabbing topics such as AI, automation, ESG consulting, and remote work.