Accounting & Tax

Financial Performance

Pier 1 to Close 450 Stores as Q3 Loss Widens

The closures "will enable us to move forward with an appropriately sized store footprint and operating structure as an omnichannel retailer."
Financial Planning & Analysis

Break the Bad Habit of Overreacting to Metrics

Quarter-to-quarter fluctuations may be no reason to pull out your hair, and other tips for evaluating metrics.
Auditing

SEC Planning to Loosen Auditor Independence Rules

On Monday, the SEC proposed changing the rules to keep auditor committees and auditors from spending time on "non-substantive" rule breaches.
Budgeting

Total Cost to Perform the Finance Function: Metric of the Month

The right structure, processes, technology, and people help organizations increase finance function effectiveness while growing the bottom line.
Technology

The Growing Importance of Data Democratization

Universal access to data is the key to unlocking the value embedded within organizations.
Accounting

3 Considerations for New Cloud Computing Accounting Rules

In their next fiscal year companies must begin to capitalize certain costs associated with deploying cloud software.
Accounting

EY Partner Named New FASB Chair

“Rich Jones brings together all of the important qualities we were looking for in FASB’s next leader,” said FAF Chairman Charles H. Noski.
Financial Performance

Nike Beats Estimates as Digital Sales Rise 38%

“Nike delivered another strong quarter of accelerating, high-quality growth, driven by strategic and targeted investment in our digital transformation."
M&A

Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group Agree to $50B Merger

The combination will create the world’s fourth-largest carmaker.
GAAP and IFRS

IASB Proposes Changes to Reporting of Profit and Income

The proposals represent "a game changer in the comparability and usefulness of financial statements," said IASB Chair Hans Hoogervorst.
Compensation

Do Clawback Policies Accomplish Their Desired Purpose?

They may, but new research surprisingly suggests that clawbacks may also prompt managers to drive down their companies' effective tax rates.
Budgeting

Technology Helps Year-End Budget Processes

Many annual budgeting and forecasting practices remain plagued by the same-old deficiencies.
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