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UK Tightens Accounting Standards As Corporate Collapses Continue

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have led the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to enact more stringent accounting standards, The Guardian reported on Monday (Sept. According to reports, the FRC issued an updated going concern standard, adding “significantly stronger requirements” for U.K. More high-profile corporate collapses in the U.K.

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Aussie Auditors’ Role In Reverse Factoring Disclosure Questioned

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Several high-profile corporate collapses and initiatives from corporate accounting standard-setters have raised questions about businesses’ use of supply chain finance and whether the trade finance tool prevents investors and auditors from gaining a transparent view into company finances.

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KPMG, PwC, EY To Put $9B Toward AI, Data Tech

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The head of business futures at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Narayanan Vaidyanathan, said the new technology will permanently change how the industry works. “Many of the routine jobs will go as areas such as invoice processing are automated. The new rules will also shorten the “look-back” period that U.S.

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Small Businesses’ Biggest Lease Accounting Pitfalls

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New lease accounting standards are in effect for publicly traded companies in the U.S. after the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) introduced changes to the way businesses account for their outstanding leases.

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The UK’s Damning Carillion Report: The Spark For Change, Or An Unanswered Call?

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A few key themes emerged from the fallout, however, with analysts citing Carillion as a prime example of how a consolidated auditing market risks lackluster accounting standards, as well as how late payments by large corporates can have detrimental impacts on small suppliers. Both topics, however, have captured headlines for some time.

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How Finance Departments Can Mold Risk Mitigation Into Opportunity

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Today, external auditors and accountants are facing rising pressure to mitigate risk amid market volatility, with analysts pointing to increased auditing fees last year as accounting standards tighten.

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