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Ninety-two per cent of professionals across finance, accounting, sustainability, and audit roles think technological transformation will enable an integrated and improved approach to ESG reporting.

CFOs and finance leaders share their takes on whether CPA requirement changes are necessary to address talent issues within corporate finance.

While many accountants are determined to stay as far away from artificial intelligence as possible, others have found ways to use the technology to yield tangible benefits for their firms (see "Accounting's reluctant AI revolution").

The proportion of CFOs integrating ESG concerns into core business strategies has soared in the past year.

A new PCAOB spotlight report provides staff observations regarding the potential positive impact of performing a root cause analysis on the quality of audits performed by PCAOB-registered public accounting firms.

In a recent letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and CTCPA, together with 54 state CPA societies, expressed serious concerns with the rollout and push to implement FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirement without regard for the impact to the small business community.

In a recent letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and CTCPA, together with 54 state CPA societies, expressed serious concerns with the rollout and push to implement FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirement without regard for the impact to the small business community.

The March 6 installment of the AICPA's monthly A&A Focus Series webcast updated members on critical accounting, auditing, and assurance issues.

The 886-page rule on climate-related disclosures adopted last week by the SEC doesn't make for light reading, but a resource published by the AICPA and the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) sheds some light in 883 fewer pages.

The Department of Labor has announced a six-factor test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This new rule takes effect on March 11, 2024.

Mistakes continued to pile up this earnings season in the wake of Lyft Inc.'s market-roiling typo: Planet Fitness Inc., Mister Car Wash Inc. and Rivian Automotive Inc. all had to correct their quarterly earnings statements. These types of errors shake investor confidence and in extreme cases can result in heavy fines from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The GASB held its first meeting on June 14, 1984, at the Board’s offices in High Ridge Park in Stamford, CT. Since that day, our Board and staff have worked to develop and maintain high-quality accounting and financial reporting standards for state and local governments across the United States. Ultimately, those standards have helped ensure that users of government financial statements have access to information they can use to make decisions and assess accountability.

The IRS alerted small businesses to seven warning signs that could indicate that their employee retention credit (ERC) claim is questionable and to help them resolve issues before a March deadline for a special disclosure program.

Stress can be disabling but Lucy Cohen, one of the headline speakers at the Festival of Accounting & Bookkeeping, explains that harnessing the benefits can change you as a leader.

More than four in five companies in a global study offered ESG-related executive incentives in 2023, up from two in three companies just two years ago.

Richard Spencer, ICAEW’s director of sustainability, talks to Neil Cutting about the need for finance leaders to view sustainability through a business lens.

The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) today announced the launch of a completely redesigned website for the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Users can access the new FASB site immediately at www.fasb.org.

An employee retention credit (ERC) grant is a fully refundable payroll tax credit that eligible businesses and tax-exempt organizations can claim for qualified wages paid to their employees. This credit was designed to help businesses retain their employees during periods of economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible employers must meet certain criteria, such as experiencing a significant decline in gross receipts or being fully or partially shut down by a government order. The credit is claimed by amending payroll tax returns.

Despite the known value of engagement letters, CPAs may not use them for small services or when responding to client questions. Is there an alternative?

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued guidance today that requires governments to disclose information about certain risks.