June 30, 2015
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
April 7, 2015
Modeling Cloud provides a bridge between operational and financial planning processes to help companies drive better organizational alignment and achieve greater business agility.
April 6, 2015
Four in five Americans believe not-for-profit employees should be exposed to the same training as finance professionals at other businesses
March 27, 2015
The paper, titled “External Corporate Governance and Misreporting,” analyzed external governance provisions, specifically those provisions that limit direct shareholder participation in the governance process. The researchers found that fewer ...