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The Future of Automotive Retail: Insights From the 2024 AICPA Dealership Conference

Withum

We at Withum look forward to attending year after year and highly recommend this event to our clients, banking partners, and other accounting firms. Opening Remarks The Future of Automotive Retail The conference began with a presentation on the future of automotive retail, highlighting the current state of dealership profitability.

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Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council Meeting Recap

CPA Practice

The Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council ( FASAC ) held its quarterly meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The FASB chair provided highlights on FASB activities, and the SEC and PCAOB staff members commented on current issues and activities. Council members discussed the following topics.

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Friday Footnotes: Accounting’s Big Lie; BDO Poaching; EY Partners Get Whipped | 10.07.22

Going Concern

FRC probing Mazars audit of Studio Retail Group [ Compliance Week ] The U.K. Financial Reporting Council (FRC) on Thursday announced it opened an investigation into accounting firm Mazars regarding its audit of financial statements at Studio Retail Group. Private company CFOs grapple with new lease accounting [ CFO Dive ].

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GAAP: What It Is and Why Your Investors Expect It

inDinero Accounting

The history of GAAP dates back to 1929 when the Committee on Accounting Procedure was founded by the American Institute of Accountants and tasked with developing uniform accounting standards. Accurately recognizing and reporting revenues can help businesses gain credibility with investors and creditors.

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US Bancorp Reduces Growth Forecast

PYMNTS

To reflect the upcoming adoption of new accounting standards as well as lower interest rates, U.S. The bank also indicated that the accounting standard of Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL), set to take effect in 2020, affected the outlook for growth. Bancorp cut its growth outlook in the long term. Multiple large U.S.

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Friday Footnotes: Pokemon But Make It Tax; IRS Employees Get Their Jobs Back; PwC Severs Ties in Africa; | 4.4.25

Going Concern

Since 2020, some of the SECs largest enforcement actions were brought against companies engaged in accounting violations. That metric influenced how much Macy’s executives were paid in bonuses the following year.

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Accounting Changes Balloon Liabilities For Chipotle, Nordstrom

PYMNTS

Changes in lease accounting standards have led top retailers and restaurant chains in the U.S. The lease accounting standard overhauls, led by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), change the way companies report their lease commitments. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. saw its liabilities grow by one-third.