January 2015

January 30, 2015

Audit committee members need more time, expertise to deal with risky environment, survey says

Risk concerns have put a strain on audit committees, who say they need more time and expertise to exercise proper oversight.

January 30, 2015

Apple nearly catches Samsung as smartphone sales soar

Strong demand for the new iPhone 6 and 6+ almost boosted Apple past Samsung in worldwide smartphone shipments.

January 28, 2015

New standards for auditors of brokers and dealers are focus of PCAOB reminder

A PCAOB report reminds auditors of brokers and dealers that new audit standards for those engagements differ from previous standards.

January 28, 2015

Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program to remain open indefinitely

The IRS stated that it intends to keep its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program open until it announces otherwise.

January 28, 2015

How to manage risks connected with the “internet of things”

Although web-connected products and the “internet of things” provide opportunities for transformative growth, they also may carry substantial risks.

January 27, 2015

Revenue recognition implementation: What are FASB’s plans?

FASB’s staff expects to report results of research on two key revenue recognition issues to the board in February—and plans to present feedback to the board early in the second quarter of 2015 on a possible delay in the standard’s effective date.

January 26, 2015

Taxpayers get penalty relief for incorrect premium tax credit advance payments

The IRS announced penalty relief for taxpayers who find they owe tax when they reconcile the advance payments of the premium tax credit they received with the amount they were entitled to when they file their 2014 tax returns.

January 26, 2015

ASB issues auditing interpretations to SAS No. 126 on going concern

New auditing interpretations issued by the AICPA Auditing Standards Board are the result of a short-term initiative to address some of the effects of accounting standards on going concern.

January 26, 2015

Application of PCC exception addressed in not-for-profit panel Q&A

Nonauthoritative guidance developed by the AICPA Not-for-Profit Entities Expert Panel addresses how a for-profit subsidiary of a not-for-profit entity can apply a private company accounting alternative related to amortization of goodwill in its stand-alone financial statements.

January 23, 2015