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Guide to accountant responsibilities

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Jump to: What are the roles and responsibilities for accountants? Accountant vs. CPA vs. tax preparer: What are the differences? GAAP and AICPA What issues should accountants be aware of in the profession? How can accountants be more efficient? Accountant responsibilities extend far beyond number crunching.

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Top accounting issues in 2023

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That’s why it is no surprise that the AICPA’s most recent “Top Firm Issues Survey ” found that “keeping up with changes and complexity of tax laws” is among the top issues for firms large and small. The lease accounting standard became effective in 2019 for public companies.

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Friday Footnotes: Bob Moritz Disappoints Us; ERC Window Slamming Shut; 2024 Sucks For Firms? | 3.22.24

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PwC chairman refuses to share tax leaks scandal investigation with Australian parliament [ The Guardian ] PwC’s global chairman, Bob Moritz, has refused to comply with a request from the Australian parliament to share a copy of an investigation used to contain the tax leaks scandal to Australia. This S**t Is Still Going On?

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Pulling Back The Curtain On Corporate Finance Reports

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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. ’s 9,000 publicly listed companies spiked in 2018 after consistent declines since 2006. In the U.K., In the U.S.,

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California CPAs Call For Crypto Accounting Clarity

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Reports in The Block Crypto late last week said a group of California CPAs has sent a letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, a federal board that sets Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), requesting that it consider establishing a task force to address a lack of clarity in cryptocurrency accounting standards.

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Accounting Changes Balloon Liabilities For Chipotle, Nordstrom

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Changes in lease accounting standards have led top retailers and restaurant chains in the U.S. to significantly increase their liabilities, leaving some investors caught off guard, according to Bloomberg Tax reports Wednesday (June 5).

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Corporate Investors Irked By Lease Accounting Changes

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The publication said it will lead to higher earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for some businesses, while other financial metrics may appear weaker in some scenarios. “Investors could then ask, ‘What are you doing with all this free cash?'”

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