In Brief Auditor Independence is integral to the financial reporting system and trust in the capital markets. But recent cases against large audit firms underscore…
Independence Matters
Avoiding Pitfalls for the Unwary
In Brief Auditor Independence is integral to the financial reporting system and trust in the capital markets. But recent cases against large audit firms underscore…
Opening Remarks from the SEC and FASB
Richard Jones and Paul Munter
About the Speakers Richard Jones is the Chair of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). He began his term as the eighth chair of FASB in…
The question of how to teach ethics has plagued academics for generations, with some even wondering whether it can be taught at all. Steven Mintz,…
In Brief Many companies have increasingly turned to the reporting of non-GAAP measures, which fall outside the realm of generally accepted accounting principles and must…
Ensuring Integrity: A New Strategic Vision for Improving Audit Quality
Annual Auditing Conference at Baruch
The 14th Annual Audit Conference, hosted by Baruch College on December 3, 2019, once again brought together auditors, regulators, standards setters, and preparers to discuss…
Keynote Address: William D. Duhnke III
Annual Auditing Conference at Baruch
Currently, the PCAOB is in the middle of a significant change. As many of you know, I joined the PCAOB just under two years ago.…
About the Panelists Wesley Bricker, chief accountant at the SEC's Office of the Chief Accountant; Kyle Moffatt, chief accountant at the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance; and Matt Jacques, chief…
Opening Remarks: Aiming Toward the Future
Building Trust, Quality, and Confidence
About the Speakers Wesley Bricker serves as the chief accountant for the SEC's Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA). (Editor's note: Bricker left the SEC in…
XBRL Data Comparability
XBRL Data Comparability Current Use of Extensions and Opportunities for CPAs
In 2004, the SEC initiated the “Interactive Data Voluntary Program,” which encouraged publicly traded companies to voluntarily submit SEC filings using the Extensible Business Reporting…
In Brief One of the goals of GAAP is to present a full picture of a company's financial situation, but for various reasons, companies often…
CPAJ News Briefs
FASB, PCAOB, SEC News
FASB News CPAs, Companies Pushing for Accounting and Disclosure Rules for Cryptocurrencies U.S. GAAP does not have specific guidance on how to account for and…
ICYMI | Overcoming Disclosure Overload and Achieving Greater Disclosure Effectiveness
A Status Report
Although still in the proposal stage, there has been substantial movement by both FASB and the SEC on major issues discussed by this author in…
CPAJ News Briefs
FASB, SEC, PCAOB News
FASB News Income Tax Accounting Rules May Be Simplified FASB may simplify income tax accounting rules—one of the more complex topics in financial reporting—in targeted…
EDITORS NOTE: This article is an edited and condensed transcript of Mr. Panucci's remarks at the conference. Three new commissioners were appointed in 2018, the…
CPAJ News Briefs
FASB, AICPA, SEC News
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…
Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The Update is…
This article is an update to the author's auditing column covering the same material in the proposal stage, published in the August 2018 issue of The…
Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The Update is…
CPAJ News Briefs
FASB/PCAOB/SEC News
FASB News Banking Regulators to Finalize Rule Offering Capital Relief On September 18, federal banking regulators said they plan to finalize a rule to ease…
Brown began the panel by talking about the PCAOB's current status and objectives following the installment of an entirely new board by the SEC at…
Pictured, left to right: Charles Wright, Norman Strauss, Wesley Bricker, and Kyle Moffatt Photos by E. Lee White Bricker began the panel by showing the…
Pictured, left to right: Wesley Bricker and Russell Golden Photos by E. Lee White ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Wesley Bricker serves as the chief accountant for the…
Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The Update is…
CPAJ News Briefs
FASB/GASB/SEC News
FASB News Effort to Refine U.S. GAAP’s Definition of a ‘Liability’ Continues. FASB’s latest effort to update its Conceptual Framework is focusing on the building…
Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The Update is…
The June 2017 installment of this column covered “Reporting on Restatement Adjustments after an Auditor Change” (http://bit.ly/2pQMClB). This installment expands on that theme, providing guidance…
Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The Update is…
Although still in the proposal stage, there has been substantial movement by both FASB and the SEC on major issues discussed by this author in…
Our article in the December 2017 issue of the Journal, “Alternative Dispute Resolution for Accounting and Related Services Disputes,” makes the following statement that needs to…