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December 6, 2021

Revenue recognition: Tips for challenging circumstances

Certain issues related to revenue recognition are causing enough application problems that the Financial Accounting Standards Board may choose to adjust the standard. But in the meantime, financial statement preparers need to apply the current rules correctly.

December 6, 2021

What auditors need to know about ESG issues

Regulators and standard setters are making ESG disclosures a bigger area of emphasis. But even current standards require ESG-related risks to be considered, and auditors need to know how to audit this information.

December 3, 2021

3 key points from the new ‘gold rush’ for intellectual property

Navigating complex deals in rapidly changing markets is a high-pressure challenge. Due diligence remains essential, and it may need to be conducted in a compressed time frame.

December 2, 2021

SEC increases scrutiny of issuers whose auditors aren’t PCAOB-inspected

The SEC issued rules that create new disclosure requirements for companies that issue public securities in the US but are audited by firms that are not subject to inspection by the PCAOB.

December 2, 2021

Finance experts’ outlook softens amid supply chain, labor challenges

The CPA Outlook Index dipped slightly but remained in positive territory.

December 1, 2021

E-signing for forms, tax compliance documents extended

Temporary pandemic-related procedures are reauthorized through October 2023 for certain paper returns and forms and documents in exams and similar taxpayer interactions.

December 1, 2021

Revenue, SPACs, and LIBOR pose year-end accounting challenges

Some new and complex accounting issues are facing financial statement preparers as 2021 draws to a close.

November 30, 2021

FASAB clarifies federal accounting rules for debt cancellation

Debt cancellation is a nonexchange activity that should be reported by federal entities on the statement of changes in net position, according to an interpretation issued by FASAB.

November 29, 2021

Spring-loaded awards merit accounting scrutiny, SEC staff says

“Spring-loaded” awards are share-based compensation that companies award to executives shortly before announcing market-moving information. The SEC staff says that when measuring compensation, companies must consider the impact that the information will have upon release.

November 29, 2021

Commemorating 100 years of Black CPAs and looking forward

The Black CPA Centennial celebration highlighted the inspiring stories of Black CPAs who broke through barriers and paved a path for others to join the accounting profession. Against the backdrop of the commemoration, work continues to be needed to improve recruiting, retention, and advancement of Black CPAs.

November 24, 2021

IRS official: New R&D credit documentation applies to amended returns

The deputy commissioner of the IRS Large Business and International Division hears AICPA tax committee’s feedback on new requirements.

November 23, 2021

Automatic extension for furnishing health coverage statements proposed

Proposed regulations would permanently allow an automatic extension for furnishing health care Forms 1095-B and 1095-C and would also specify that Medicaid services to test for and diagnose COVID-19 are not “minimum essential coverage.”

November 23, 2021

FASB reconsiders accounting for troubled debt restructuring by creditors

FASB’s accounting guidance for troubled debt restructuring by creditors would be eliminated for organizations that have adopted its credit losses standard, under a proposal the board issued Tuesday.

November 23, 2021

6 lessons from audit experts who adopted AI early

Machine learning is within reach for many audit firms.

November 19, 2021

SBA clarifies COVID-19 EIDL application deadlines

The US SBA provided updated guidance Friday on various COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program application deadlines.

November 19, 2021

AICPA, NASBA publish revised CPA Evolution Model Curriculum

In response to feedback, the AICPA and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy on Friday updated the curriculum resource that was launched in June to help faculty align their programs with the new Core + Disciplines licensure model created by the CPA Evolution initiative.

November 19, 2021

Tax provisions in the Build Back Better act

The Build Back Better Act contains a large number of tax provisions, ranging from an extension of the advance child tax credit, to a wide variety of green energy tax incentives, and a minimum tax on corporations.

November 19, 2021

House passes Build Back Better Act with universal paid leave

The US House of Representatives passed a nearly $2 trillion spending bill Friday that includes a number of provisions of note for CPAs.

November 19, 2021

Diving deeper into smaller frauds due to COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has created special challenges for practitioners to consider related to fraud. In the current environment, smaller instances of fraud, many times immaterial to an audit, are now becoming significant and need additional attention.

November 19, 2021

Apprenticeship: A new route to CGMA

A new program will create an on-the-job training path to a Chartered Global Management Accounting credential for aspiring accounting professionals.

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