Financial Reporting July 31, 2025
In Absence of Certainty, CFOs Turn to Technology
Finance leaders can make progress toward maximizing visibility and minimizing spend by quickly adopting emerging technologies, including AI and automation.
July 27, 2015
AICPA Makes Major Revisions to Key Audit Guides
The 2015 edition of the AICPA Audit Guide, Government Auditing Standards and Single Audits, is an indispensable resource for auditors performing single audits of federal expenditures, as well as audits performed in accordance with Government Auditing ...
July 22, 2015
New Guide Helps Americans Handle the Financial Consequences of Natural Disasters
Safeguarding one’s finances in case of a catastrophic event is an often overlooked aspect of disaster preparedness. To help people mitigate potential damages and lessen the financial blow of a disaster, The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), American ...
July 22, 2015
IRS Has Material Weakness in Internal Controls Over Unpaid Tax Assessments
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is currently planning activities to address a recurring financial material weakness in its internal control over unpaid tax assessments. However, planning for the Customer Account Data Engine 2 (CADE 2) Transition State 2 (TS2) has not included specific actions and activities necessary to guide new system development efforts and to...…
June 30, 2015
Group Offers Sustainability Accounting Standards for Consumption Industries
Example disclosure topics include food safety, labeling & marketing integrity, climate change adaptation, and supply chain management. The standards average six topics per industry, and 71 percent of metrics are quantitative.
June 26, 2015
AICPA Issues New Guide to Help CPAs Interpret and Apply SSARS No. 21
The new guide, available as an eBook and in print format, was written to assist CPAs in interpreting and applying SSARS No. 21, as well as to provide interpretative guidance and implementation strategies for all preparation, compilation and ...
June 24, 2015
CFOs List Economic Uncertainty and Competition as Top Concerns
The majority of CFOs plan to take on more strategic leadership roles (69 percent) and cite a culture of analytics as a key competitive advantage in today’s business climate (56 percent).
June 10, 2015
AICPA Makes Recommendations to IRS on Accounting Method Changes
The AICPA recommended that to the extent taxpayers may make accounting method changes for mischaracterized R&E expenditures with a section 481(a) adjustment they should receive audit protection for prior years.
May 11, 2015
AICPA Letter to FAF Commends Organization, Makes Recommendations
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) appreciates the opportunity to review and provide input into the February 2015 Request for Comment (Request) on the Financial Accounting Foundation’s Three-Year Review of the Private ...
May 4, 2015
Guide Helps Firms Comply with New Accounting Standard
Thomson Reuters has introduced PPC’s Guide to SSARS Preparation Engagements in response to the new financial statement preparation service introduced by the Accounting and Review Services Committee of the AICPA.
April 29, 2015
FASB Proposes Changes to Not-for-Profit Financial Statements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to improve the information provided in not-for-profit financial statements and notes to financial statements. Stakeholders are encouraged to review and comment on the proposed ASU, Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities, by August 20, 2015. “The proposed ASU contains...…
April 23, 2015
How Financials in the Cloud Are Affecting the Bottom Line for Businesses
More than ever, companies both big and small are finding success moving financial management to the cloud. This shift indicates that organizations are working to become more accessible and responsive in the ever-changing world of finance and accounting.
April 14, 2015
SAP Offers Solution for New Accounting and Reveue Recognition Standards
SAP SE has released the SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting application, which specifically addresses both requirements derived from this new accounting standard as well as generic and existing requirements related to revenue recognition across various