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92% of CFOs Say They’re Fully Prepared for a Recession: Weekly Stat
CFO self-assurance around their performance, the economy, and their ability to ride out a recession are high, per recent CFO research.
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Adam Zaki
| February 8, 2023
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Management Accounting
The House Sticks its Nose into Audit Rotation
U.S. Representatives are not merely waging a fight against auditor rotation. They are trying to marginalize the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
By
Vincent Ryan
| October 24, 2021
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GAAP and IFRS
Revised Fair-Value Rule Is Weaker: Moody’s
It's harder for investors to compare banks' financial statements now that IAS 39 lets them decide whether to reclassify "held for sale" assets as "held to maturity," the rating agency says.
By
Marie Leone
| October 24, 2021
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GAAP and IFRS
Two PCAOB Members Resigning
The departures of Rebekah Goshorn Jurata and Megan Zietsman come as the SEC weighs the appointment of an entire new board.
By
Vincent Ryan
| August 23, 2021
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Revenue Recognition
FASB Launches Agenda Consultation Project
The first in five years, the project seeks comments about the Financial Accounting Standards Board's future standard-setting agenda.
By
Vincent Ryan
| June 28, 2021
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GAAP and IFRS
FASB Gives Private Companies Goodwill Accounting Break
Assessments and tests for goodwill impairment can be left until the end of the reporting period.
By
Vincent Ryan
| March 31, 2021
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Regulation
FASB Chair Jones Looks Ahead
Seven months in, Richard R. Jones gives his perspective on cryptocurrencies, climate risk disclosures, and possible goodwill accounting changes.
By
Vincent Ryan
| March 18, 2021
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Regulation
Audit Chairs Give 2020 Audits Mixed Reviews
In discussions with the PCAOB, audit committee chairs cited areas of auditor strengths and weaknesses.
By
Vincent Ryan
| February 2, 2021
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Growth Companies
FASB to Take Up Digital Currencies Question
Current GAAP accounting prohibits a business from showing the true value of its crypto assets, say critics.
By
Vincent Ryan
| October 21, 2020
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GAAP and IFRS
The Importance of Accounting Comparability
Could deviating from industry norms and employing atypical accounting choices hurt companies and managers?
By
Vincent Ryan
| July 6, 2020
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GAAP and IFRS
BP Faces $17.5B Q2 Hit
The oil giant lowered its oil price expectations through 2050 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By
Lauren Muskett
| June 15, 2020
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Workplace Issues
Five Accounting and Reporting Considerations Before Reopening
Companies must now adjust to a yet-evolving new normal.
By
Vincent Ryan
| June 4, 2020
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Growth Companies
Buffett Rebuffed
The Berkshire chairman decried the FASB mandate on new reporting for unrealized gains and losses. His airline holdings proved him wrong.
By
Vincent Ryan
| June 1, 2020
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Growth Companies
Is COVID-19 a Triggering Event for Impairment Testing?
Once companies are able to assess impacts to actual and forecasted results, they should consider whether such impacts represent a triggering event.
By
Steve Hills
| April 16, 2020
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GAAP and IFRS
Is It Time to Reevaluate the Wisdom of Brand Writedowns?
Accounting rules for intangible assets may cloud CFOs' appreciation of the long-term damage that writing down the value of brands may cause.
By
David McCann
| January 8, 2020
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Profit & Loss
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.
By
Vincent Ryan
| December 17, 2019
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