All Accounting & Auditing articles – Page 64
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SEC says it will respect well-reasoned revenue judgments
The SEC has signaled it doesn’t plan to pick apart the many detailed judgments they must exercise as they follow new revenue recognition rules beginning next year.
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Auditors get guidance on altering audit report
Auditors have some new guidance from the PCAOB about how to begin revising their audit reports to reflect new requirements that take effect this year-end.
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SEC halts initial coin offering, calling it fraud
Companies can expect no new guidance from the SEC anytime soon on digital currencies, but they can expect its enforcement arm to act if it sees indications of fraud.
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Companies advised to stay alert to non-GAAP issues
The regulatory furor over non-GAAP reporting may be diminishing, but the need for continued corporate vigilance on proper use of non-GAAP measures is not.
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Celadon Group names chief accounting officer
Celadon Group, a truckload shipping compay, has appointed Vincent Donargo as vice president and chief accounting officer.
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SEC Division of Corporation Finance Chief Accountant to leave agency
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Mark Kronforst, chief accountant of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, plans to leave the SEC in early January.
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Heska names chief accounting officer
Heska, provider of advanced veterinary diagnostic and specialty products, has promoted Catherine Grassman to vice president, chief accounting officer and controller, following the departure of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John McMahon.
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FASB agrees to simplifications to ease into new lease rule
The lease accounting standard is about to get easier to adopt when it takes effect in 2019, but that doesn’t mean companies should slow their preparations.
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IRS prepares to assess penalties under Obamacare
With Obamacare still intact, the IRS plans to begin assessing penalties on companies that failed to meet their obligation to provide coverage to employees.
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SEC hones in on non-GAAP in 2016 comment letters
The SEC focused its comment letters in 2016 on non-GAAP reporting more than any other topic, surpassing even MD&A, the perennial favorite area of focus.
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Audit technology pushes companies to get data in order
To stay in step with audit technology, companies need to start thinking hard about their own technological capabilities to stand up to the audit process.
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Companies make progress, face more work on revenue
Third-quarter filings suggest companies are making progress implementing new revenue rules, but still have plenty of work to do in the fourth quarter.
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Donnelley Financial Solutions raises bar for financial disclosure management
Donnelley Financial Solutions announced the release of ActiveDisclosure 3, the newest generation of its cloud-based financial disclosure management solution, ActiveDisclosure. By integrating with Microsoft Office Online, ActiveDisclosure 3 allows multiple users to simultaneously create and edit their Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents from most devices.
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Netwrix Auditor 9.5 enables firms to improve detection of threat actors
Netwrix Corporation, a provider of a visibility platform for user behavior analysis and risk mitigation in hybrid environments, announced the release of Netwrix Auditor 9.5, providing customers with security intelligence to proactively reduce risk and spot threat actors.
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2018’s internal audit agenda: culture, technology, and change
Internal audit plans for the coming year will reflect more consideration of corporate culture and the risks it might pose to the company’s success.
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SEC comments on leasing expected this year-end
If history is any indicator, companies can expect the SEC to begin scrutinizing disclosures about the pending new lease accounting requirements at this year-end.
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Migration to simpler goodwill test will be slow, data says
FASB may have given companies a simpler way to determine whether goodwill must be marked down, but not all public companies are rushing to adopt it.
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Obsidian Energy to pay $8.5M for accounting fraud charges
Obsidian Energy said it has reached an $8.5 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve accounting fraud charges filed earlier this year.
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MassMutual appoints chief accounting officer and controller
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has appointed Sean Newth as chief accounting officer and corporate controller, effective immediately.
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CBRE Group appoints chief accounting officer
CBRE Group, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, has appointed Arlin Gaffner as chief accounting officer.