ThomsonReuters

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The spotlight on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) continues to intensify as businesses are increasingly being called upon to disclose more about their ESG performance and strategies. Given the increased focused on ESG, this blog marks the first in a series dedicated to ESG and its impacts on the accounting profession.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The award, presented since 1944, is the highest honor bestowed by the AICPA, recognizing CPAs “whose influence on the accounting profession has been especially notable.” Robert Herz has had invaluable impact on the growth and success of the accounting profession throughout his distinguished career,” Golden said.

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inDinero Accounting

JUNE 29, 2023

Accrual Accounting is a vital component of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Understanding the principles of GAAP accrual accounting can be challenging and daunting; however, with the right guidance, it can be achieved. What are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)?

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Going Concern

MAY 12, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Working in the Big Four seems to be more limited to just like, CFO or chief finance type roles.” The accountancy sector is no exception. Investment banking was more versatile, he said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

Corporate accounting standards are changing, with the Financial Accounting Standards Board adopting new standards in ways companies report on leases, hedging and other financial activity. Last October, the U.S. Transparency Initiatives Falling Short?

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Jump to: What are the GAAP accounting rules? GAAP rules for outstanding checks Staying up to date with GAAP standards Accurately tracking and presenting financial information can be complex, even for smaller organizations. Enter Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, more commonly known as GAAP.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Barring any huge incident like an accounting firm getting raided by the FBI on Christmas Day, there will not be any breaking news. One key reason: PwC is trying to compete for top talent amid a dwindling number of accounting majors. Tips are still welcome , nay, encouraged , and we’ll be monitoring the tipline. and Mexico.

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Snyder

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

It can be hard to keep up with new opportunities and technologies in our rapidly changing and evolving world, especially in a professional field such as accounting. Why is accounting important? What are basic accounting principles? What is accounting software? Basic accounting and its secrets. Contents: 1.

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Cherry Bekaert

OCTOBER 25, 2023

After a period of relative inactivity, standard setters have issued four new standards. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU) 2023-03 through ASU 2023-06. A summary of those changes follows: Staff Accounting Bulletin No.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Accounting’s Big Lie — and How to Fix It [ Project on Government Oversight ] A colossal conflict of interest compromises the auditing of public companies and the financial security of everyone who depends on them. The Project On Government Oversight is planning a conference on what to do about it. stood at 3.18

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Going Concern

MARCH 22, 2024

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. Movers and Shakers Jackson M. Day to the role of director of technical activities.

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Going Concern

MARCH 3, 2023

EY US launches Center for Government Modernization [ PR Newswire ] Side note: why are they still using Ernst & Young in press releases? Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today launched the EY Center for Government Modernization (the Center), an initiative of the EY US Government & Public Sector. Marathon Digital Inc.

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Cherry Bekaert

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued nine Accounting Standard Updates (ASUs), and the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued only one new GASB Statement in 2023. For summaries of standards issued in the first three quarters, view our previous rundowns here.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

EY split threatens to weaken both sides of firm, say retired partners [ Financial Times ]. More than 150 retired EY partners have written to the accounting firm’s leadership objecting to the radical plan to split its consulting and audit businesses. Bam is a chartered accountant and an outstanding South African.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 25, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. The accounting industry is in a state of transition. The influx of private equity, labor shortages, and remote/hybrid work have all impacted accounting firms to varying degrees.

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Xero

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Trend #4: Carbon accounting the next frontier for compliance We’re well into the critical decade of climate action and pressure will begin to mount on governments and industries to reduce their carbon emissions to meet the IPCC’s 2030 deadline.

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inDinero Accounting

JUNE 24, 2021

At inDinero, we believe accounting supports business. If a business owner doesn’t understand an accounting term , we don’t use another accounting term to explain it. We specialize in accountants who speak business to business owners and CEOs. Sometimes there’s just no avoiding accounting speak.

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Going Concern

APRIL 7, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Build ChatGPT into Excel [ Journal of Accountancy ] Note that this process currently works in Microsoft Excel 365, Microsoft Excel 365 for Mac, and Excel for the web. I can imagine it.

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Cherry Bekaert

JULY 20, 2023

Standard setters have been relatively inactive this year. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued only two new Accounting Standard Updates (ASUs) and the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has not issued any new GASB Statements in 2023.

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Going Concern

JULY 15, 2022

PwC partner accused of rating female staff leaves firm [ Australian Financial Review ] A PwC partner who allegedly held male-only events with colleagues where they rated the attractiveness of women in their office and visited strip clubs has left the firm. stock exchanges. stock exchanges. Williams. “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The Big Four auditing firms — EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC — have recently requested that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) provide clarity in how corporates should classify their reverse factoring or supply chain financing agreements, adding more fuel to a long-standing debate as to whether such trade financing tools are debt.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

Separately, at the state level, in California , a number of certified public accountants (CPAs) are calling for an industry watchdog to clarify the standards in place for cryptocurrency-related accounting. million for allowing transactions and clients to violate sanctions against North Korea.

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Withum

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2023-63 , on September 8, 2023, providing guidance surrounding the requirement to capitalize Section 174 research and experimental (“R&E”) expenditures for the 2022 taxable year.While many tax accountants and business professionals welcome the additional guidance, the timing was not ideal.

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Going Concern

MARCH 25, 2022

These are the 5 most ‘boring’ — and exciting — jobs in the world, according to a recent study [ CNBC ] You’ll be happy to hear accounting made #2 on the most boring list. Don’t feel bad, MY job ranked #3 most exciting and I assure you it absolutely is not, I write about accounting after all. “I PCAOB Spotlight PDF here.

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