All Accounting & Auditing articles – Page 108
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e-Book: Charting a New Course for Internal Audit
The evolution of internal audit from a function primarily concerned with financial risks to one that covers a broader array of risks is compelling companies to look for internal audit leaders with more diverse backgrounds and work experiences, who bring to the post a broader set of skills. Management, audit ...
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Companies Still Sorting Through Revenue Recognition Rule, Survey Shows
Image: PwC and the Financial Executives Research Foundation are offering fresh evidence that companies are behind on FASB’s new revenue recognition standard. In their joint survey of 174 companies, 54 percent said they are familiar with the standard, but only 29 percent said they would be prepared to adopt it ...
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FASB, SEC Give New Options on Pushdown Accounting
FASB has issued a new Accounting Standards Update to provide an option for the application of “pushdown accounting,” which occurs when an acquired business adopts the new parent company’s basis of accounting to prepare its financial statements. The update gives acquired companies some choices on the timing and extent of ...
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Companies Fall Behind on Preparing for Revenue Recognition Rules
Image: Title: Mirando-GouldAccounting experts say that most companies will not be prepared to follow new revenue recognition accounting rules at the start of next year, the ideal date for those that want to be ready for a full retrospective adoption. Meanwhile, officials at the Financial Accounting Standards Board say they ...
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PCAOB Queues Up Fraud Talk; Latest Report Offers Tips to Resist Fraud
Audit regulators are assembling their closest advisors this week to take a closer look at the latest thinking around what motivates auditors and what tools and skills they bring to the effort to detect financial reporting fraud.
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Hertz Restatement Expands, May Involve Tone at the Top; SEC Investigating
Hertz’s single-year restatement announcement in June has mushroomed into a multi-year restatement and an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company reported on Friday in a Form 8-K filing. The filing offered the first hints that the problems may stem from poor tone at the top. More ...
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IRS Pays Attention to Corporate Filings, Study Shows
Internal Revenue Service examiners are accessing publicly available information on risky tax positions, including such financial statement line items as uncertain tax positions. Companies are taking note of IRS interest in their tax information and are getting more forthright as a result. More details inside.
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ULC Steers States to New Unclaimed Property Approaches
Image: The Uniform Law Commission is making some progress in its efforts to streamline and tame state unclaimed property regulation. The ULC, a body that provides states with legislation meant to clarify and stabilize state law, is mobilizing those in the abandoned and unclaimed property profession to update and revise ...
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Revenue Standard Delay; CW Ethics Forum; More
Coming in the Tuesday, Nov. 18 edition of Compliance Week: FASB considers a postponement of the revenue recognition implementation deadline—what that means for companies; also next week, how to write a more compelling and user-friendly code of conduct.
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FASB Kicks Consolidation Standard Out to 2015
Image: Title: GoldenCompanies will not have a final new accounting standard on consolidation by the end of 2014, despite earlier indications from the Financial Accounting Standards Board that the standard would be completed by year’s end. According to FASB, numerous issues remain to be analyzed, a handful of which could ...
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Auditor Evaluation Report: Peer Benchmarking, Auditor Profile and Risk Indicators for the Audit Committee
There are two truths about corporate compliance: No universal solution exists for all businesses, and everyone wants to know what everyone else is doing. As part of our effort to better serve the compliance community, we are pleased to introduce Compliance Week Data & Research Division. With this report, we ...
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Creating Order in World of Data Chaos
The massive accumulation of information can overwhelm companies, creating compliance risks and vulnerability to privacy breaches, while also driving up the cost of e-discovery. To meet the challenge of information governance, companies are mapping out existing systems where data resides and may be managed. Inside, columnist Jose Tabuena looks at ...
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KPMG Alliance With Flexera Helps Companies Improve Software License Management
KPMG this week entered into an alliance with Flexera Software, a provider of software license optimization solutions, to offer holistic software asset management and license optimization software and services to enterprise customers. The alliance will help companies improve their operational capability, effectively manage their software license estate, help optimize spend ...
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With Americans Living Longer, Pension Changes May Be Needed
Image: Faced with compelling new evidence that Americans are living longer, companies may have to reflect potentially big cost increases associated with pension and retiree medical benefits in their financial statements. The Society of Actuaries has released data showing longevity rates increased at least two years on average. “This will ...
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SEC Preparing End to IFRS Speculation
The Securities and Exchange Commission may be preparing to put an end to the uncertainty about possible adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards in the United States. SEC Chief Accountant James Schnurr said at a recent conference that he plans to make a recommendation to the full Commission in the ...
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Retirement Benefit Trend; SEC Rulemaking Concerns; More
Coming in the Nov. 11 edition of Compliance Week: CW’s Tammy Whitehouse looks at how many are considering new mortality rates in estimating retirement benefit costs; also next week, what companies have to say about long-awaited, most-anticipated, SEC rulemaking.
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FASB Studies Possible Deferral for Revenue Recognition
Image: Title: KroekerFASB plans to consider in early 2015 whether to give companies more time to adopt the new revenue recognition standard. Although the board has received numerous requests for more time, at a recent meeting FASB Vice Chairman Jim Kroeker indicated little sympathy for delayed action. “To those who ...
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BDO Acquires SS&G
BDO, a professional service organization, announced today that it has acquired accounting and consulting firm SS&G. The acquisition means that BDO has expanded its Midwest presence with the addition of more than 375 staff, including 36 partners, from SS&G. Details inside.
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FASB Finalizes Rules on Shares With Embedded Derivative Features
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has finished its hedge accounting guidance meant to eliminate the use of different accounting methods when companies raise capital by offering shares that include embedded derivative features. The new guidance will help sort out whether the host contract of a hybrid instrument issued as a ...
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ArticleAccounting and Audit Suffering a Talent Shortage
With the improving economy and increased regulatory burden, accountants and auditors are in high demand once again, and the resulting labor crunch is pushing up audit costs. To make matters worse, long hours, the threat of litigation, and regulatory pressure are pushing some accountants out of the profession. “Turnover is ...