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SMBs May Get More Time To Adopt New Accounting Standards

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Financial regulators are considering allowing smaller businesses (SMBs) more time to comply with sweeping changes in lease accounting standards, which experts have said will place a significant burden as organizations work to comply with the requirements. We’ll ask you for input on this as well.”

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Banks, Businesses Brace For Far-Reaching Accounting Standard Changes

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Banks and businesses alike are heading toward the 11th hour of changes in accounting standards, which will have a major impact on how companies report financial metrics and performance. Experts say the move will not go unnoticed when the accounting standards begin to take effect for public companies in 2021.

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Accounts payable vs. accounts receivable: What are the differences?

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Accounts payable and accounts receivable are opposite but interconnected procedures. When accounts payable and accounts receivable are in balance, a business can plan ahead for growth. For business owners, a working knowledge of both accounts payable and accounts receivable is necessary to sustain business operations.

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Reverse Factoring Intensifies The B2B Late Payments Debate

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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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Bridging The Accounting Gap For Lessors And Lessees

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The International Accounting Standards Board introduced a significant overhaul to lease accounting standards , and while the changes went into effect at the start of 2019, corporates continue to face challenges to adhere to the standards and remain compliant. In the U.S.,

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AICPA Calls On Fed For AR Financing Program

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To provide immediate cash flow for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) is asking for the Federal Reserve to make a short-term accounts receivable (AR) lending facility that is federally backed, according to an announcement.

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SEC Reignites Supply Chain Finance Debate

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Securities and Exchange Commission is turning its attention to a lack of transparency within corporates’ investor disclosures as more businesses use supply chain financing. Reports in Bloomberg Tax this week said SEC Corporation Finance Deputy Chief Accountant Lindsay McCord spoke Tuesday (Dec. Rising Criticism.

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