December 9, 2015
Deloitte’s contribution to SASB is both financial and services-based. The financial commitment is in the form of $1 million in direct financial support over the course of four years, while the services-based commitment consists of in-kind support to ...
October 8, 2015
The FASB has a project underway to improve accounting rules for financial instruments and is expected to issue a final standard in late 2015 to make targeted improvements to existing Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
October 6, 2015
Finance ministers for the G20 countries called on the OECD to develop the BEPS Action Plan to help nations align their corporate tax policies. This week, the OECD will present the plan to the G20 finance ministers in Lima, Peru.
September 30, 2015
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued two exposure drafts related to its disclosure framework project. The public, including accounting professionals and other stakeholders, have until December 8, 2015, to review and comment on ...
September 23, 2015
The standards help companies disclose sustainability information that is likely to be material. Example disclosure topics for these industries include management of chemicals in products, data security, labor conditions in the supply chain, and ...
September 3, 2015
FASB also offers free CPE webcast to look at taxonomy changes, simplification and guidance issues.
September 2, 2015
Oregon can now support e-filing and online payment of motor fuel tax returns and refunds for thousands of companies doing business in the state. The system also helps simplify reporting of city and county fuel taxes by consolidating 15 different tax ...
August 3, 2015
A new report called The Potential Pitfalls of SSARS 21 is now available from Thomson Reuters Checkpoint. The report focuses on significant changes to the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) to help CPAs avoid potential ...
June 30, 2015
Example disclosure topics include food safety, labeling & marketing integrity, climate change adaptation, and supply chain management. The standards average six topics per industry, and 71 percent of metrics are quantitative.
June 10, 2015
The AICPA recommended that to the extent taxpayers may make accounting method changes for mischaracterized R&E expenditures with a section 481(a) adjustment they should receive audit protection for prior years.
May 11, 2015
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) appreciates the opportunity to review and provide input into the February 2015 Request for Comment (Request) on the Financial Accounting Foundation’s Three-Year Review of the Private ...
May 4, 2015
Thomson Reuters has introduced PPC’s Guide to SSARS Preparation Engagements in response to the new financial statement preparation service introduced by the Accounting and Review Services Committee of the AICPA.