All articles by Tammy Whitehouse – Page 13
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Struggling with segment reporting? Relief may be coming
Long a thorn in the side of preparers and regulators alike, segment reporting rules may finally be getting a tune-up designed to make compliance more straightforward.
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PCAOB invites comment on slimmer strategic plan
Audit regulators are inviting feedback on a slimmed-down strategic plan, giving stakeholders a chance to influence how to regulate public company auditing.
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FASB finalizes new standard on insurance contracts
FASB has issued a new accounting standard that revises the reporting around long-duration contracts for insurance companies.
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FASB proposes lease rule simplification for lessors
FASB has taken another step to make the adoption of the huge new standard on lease accounting a little simpler—this time for lessors.
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Guidance trickles on how to comply with tax reform rules
More than half a year after sweeping tax reform was enacted, companies are still trying to understand how to comply with new tax rules going forward.
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AICPA proposes papers on credit losses interpretations
The AICPA is digging into new rules on credit losses and suggesting some implementation approaches with two draft documents open for public comment.
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SOX-related audit costs rise again in 2017, poll says
Half of the largest public companies saw SOX-related audit costs rise in 2017, driven by regulatory pressure, M&A activity, and new accounting rules.
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FASB seeks preparer input on segment reporting ideas
To help figure out what to do to improve segment reporting, FASB is looking for public companies to participate in a study.
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Companies shift gears in final push to adopt lease rules
The countdown to new lease accounting is causing some companies to shift gears, concerned they can’t make the deadline following their original adoption plans.
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IRS, Treasury float rules on foreign earnings under tax reform
The IRS and Treasury have issued proposed regulations on how they envision implementing tax reform rules around repatriation of foreign earnings.
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Angst over lease accounting grows, new polls say
A pair of new poll results suggest anxiety is growing at public companies that have five months remaining until new lease accounting rules take effect.
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FASB approves huge simplification to lease rules
FASB has finalized an enormous simplification of the pending new lease accounting standard, permitting companies to forego historic presentations.
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Non-GAAP reporting smooths currency-driven volatility
As trade and tariff wars wage on, companies use non-GAAP accounting to try to explain the resulting currency volatility in reported financial results.
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Audit leaders issue statement to new audit recruits
As a new crop of college graduates joins the audit profession, U.S. audit leaders issued a joint statement to sell them on the viability of their career path.
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Global accountants get new ethics rule on incentive payments
Accountants globally have new rules to follow around offering or accepting inducements, and they’re a little more explicitly stated than those for U.S. accountants.
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CAQ: Control deficiencies not CAMs, but could be tied to one
A significant deficiency in internal control over financial reporting will not automatically constitute a critical audit matter that auditors will have to disclose under a new auditing standard, but it could suggest auditors will disclose a CAM related to the underlying accounting, said the Center for Audit Quality.
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CECL readiness spans the full spectrum, new poll shows
Banks appear all over the spectrum in terms of their readiness for CECL, with equal numbers implementing the new model or still in the early stages, a new poll says.
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Revenue 2.0: Work continues to adapt to new rules
Even after calendar-yer companies have filed their first-quarter reports reflecting a new way to recognize revenue, work continues to adapt to the new rules.
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FASB approves tweaks to lease accounting standard
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has finalized a number of improvements to its new guidance on lease accounting, which public companies are working to adopt in 2019.
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Companies plan to automate internal controls, poll says
Companies are migrating toward automating their internal control over financial reporting, according to a recent survey by Financial Executives Research Foundation.