The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct proclaims that its members should serve the public interest, defined as “the collective well-being of the community” (Section 0.300.030, https://pub.aicpa.org/codeofconduct/Ethics.aspx#).…
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FASB News Search Underway for New FASB and GASB Chairs The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) said it has launched a search to replace FASB Chairman…
Failure Study
A Needed Addition to the Accounting Toolkit
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” —George Santayana Public criticism of the accounting profession is intense. Users of financial statements…
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Revised Proposal on Income Tax Disclosure Rules Issued On March 25, FASB issued a revised proposal to amend the disclosure rules under income tax accounting…
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FASB News FASB Weighs Linkage of Debt Arrangements At its March 20 meeting, FASB continued to discuss its proposal to simplify the classification of debt…
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FASB News SEC Disclosure Rules to Be Pulled Into GAAP As part of a broader effort to simplify compliance without significantly altering the total mix…
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FASB News Proposal Would Clarify Accounting Rules for Share-Based Payments to Customers On March 4, FASB published a proposal to reduce confusion related to how…
The Lawyer's duty is first of all to his client, and that duty frequently compels him to avail himself of technicalities and other means of…
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FASB News Garnett, Burnap, Hamel Named to Advisory Panels On February 25, FASB and its parent organization, the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), announced appointments to…
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FASB News Board Backs Staff’s Convertible Instrument Disclosure Improvements FASB has backed a series of improvements to convertible instrument disclosures, including the format in which…
I have to take issue with Jason Ackerman's column, “It's Time to Fire Bad Clients” on “firing” bad clients (October 2018, http://bit.ly/2LwbKYu), This suggestion is flawed…
Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The Update is…
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FASB News Proposal Would Offer Transition Relief for Credit Losses Standard On February 6, FASB issued a proposal intended to offer transition relief to businesses…
Helping Individuals Handle Medical Expenses
Working with a Medical Insurance Advocate
A Medical Insurance Advocate (MIA) helps individuals organize medical bills and negotiate coverage for medical services before and after receiving care. MIAs can save patients…
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FASB News Examination of Complex Liabilities, Equity Accounting to Begin At its February 13 board meeting, FASB plans to take action on a significant project…
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FASB News More Work Needed on Income Tax Disclosure Plan FASB expects to issue a brand-new proposal as part of its plan to make companies…
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FASB News Companies Find Favorable Changes in Hedge Accounting Update FASB’s 2017 simplification of its complex hedge accounting guidance contained some high-profile changes that were…
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FASB News Roundtable on Credit Losses Standard Set FASB plans to hold a public roundtable on January 28 for banks, auditors, investors, and regulators to…
Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The Update is…
CPAs Acting as Interim CFOs
How to Manage the Risk
Imagine a hypothetical CPA, Franklin Connors, providing bookkeeping and tax services to an equally hypothetical fast-growing online retailer named Cats Eats, which sells gourmet pet…
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FASB News Examination of Complex Liabilities/Equity Accounting to Begin In early 2019, FASB plans to take its first official steps on a significant project to…
A short time ago, my assistant Alex showed me a check one of my business clients wrote for $1,000. The memo portended a suspicious purpose:…
The Wrong Way to Do the Right Thing
How to Prudently Deal with Employee Disability
Entrepreneurialism is alive and well, with thousands of upstarts becoming startups each year. The pattern is familiar: come up with a marketable idea, develop a…
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FASB News Board Takes its Time on Performance Reporting Project FASB is mulling big changes to the information companies provide in their income statements, but…
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FASB News Banks to Air Concerns on Credit Losses Standard at January Roundtable In January, FASB plans to hold a roundtable with bankers, auditors, and…
ICYMI | Advancing Diversity within the CPA Profession
An Interview with Alfonzo Alexander
While society has come a long way in its diversity efforts, the fact that many corporations have yet to implement diversity programs shows that the…
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FASB News No Standards Setting Action Expected on Cryptocurrencies While digital currencies such as Bitcoin may generate headlines, companies do not use them enough to…
ICYMI | Mergers and Acquisitions of Accounting Firms
When, How, and Why to Merge
It seems that every week, there is news of another merger within the accounting profession. Legally speaking, however, very few combinations of accounting firms are…
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FASB, PCAOB, IASB News
FASB News Input Sought on Complex Liabilities, Equity Accounting Guidance FASB wants to hear ideas from members of two advisory panels on how to sharpen…
Lies, Damned Lies, and Cost Accounting
How Capacity Management Enables Improved Cost and Cash Flow Management
By Reginald Tomas Lee, Sr. Business Expert Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1631570650, $34.95 (paperback) Reviewed by Ronald J. Baker One of the 20th century's most influential…