New Financial Accounting Standards Board rules that took effect this year have ushered in a number of changes to not-for-profit accounting. This quiz tests your knowledge in this specialized area.
Auditors of insured depository institutions need to educate themselves and their staffs about independence rules that apply to these engagements.
Thanks to numerous technological advances, many routine accounting and finance tasks are likely to be automated in the near future.
The changing of a 35-year-old practice involving Treasury regulations was among the news reported on the JofA online recently. Other reports dealt with identity theft and data breaches, innovation and risk management, and changing accounting standards. See how much you know about the news with this short quiz.
Having too large a tax refund, or having to pay too much in taxes, can be a sign that your financial plan needs revising.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case with broad remote sales tax collection ramifications.
After the IRS’s Modernized e-File and Direct Pay systems were not in operation for most of the day on Tuesday, the IRS extended the filing and payment deadline for 2017 individual tax returns until midnight on Wednesday, April 18.
Occupational fraud continues to siphon staggering amounts of money from businesses worldwide, with smaller organizations being hit particularly hard.
The Treasury Department and the White House’s Office of Management and Budget have agreed to change the procedures under which Treasury regulations are reviewed.
A new tool can help board members understand what questions to ask in their oversight of cybersecurity risk management.
Sustainability reporting has become a common business practice in the United States, and now research shows that sustainability assurance efforts more than pay for themselves in a majority of companies.
Companies that integrate innovation and risk are more advanced in disruptive technologies and more confident in revenue projections, a survey says.
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants released a new Code of Ethics that is designed to provide clear guidance about how accountants should deal with ethics and independence issues.
A new Center for Audit Quality tool is designed to help audit committees with oversight of this difficult adoption process.
The IRS has issued initial guidance on the new rules governing the deductibility of business interest in Sec. 163(j), as amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Four of out five respondents say they’ve changed their behavior in response to the threat of cyberbreaches affecting credit card and debit card processing systems.
The new standard also requires the disclosure of additional essential debt-related information for all types of debt, including amounts of unused lines of credit and assets pledged as collateral for debt.
A new conceptual framework for IFRS includes revisions to concepts for reporting assets, liabilities, income, and expenses.
Specialized knowledge is critical when performing engagements under Government Auditing Standards and compliance audits of federal funds (single audits). Test your expertise in this area.
The $1.3 trillion spending bill passed by Congress includes IRS funding and tax-related technical corrections, including changes to the centralized partnership audit regime.
Taking stock of artificial intelligence
How tax reform will impact individual taxpayers