Accounting

Employers, if they could, would wave a magic wand and grant business-savvy skills to their technologists, writes Martha Heller, president of Heller Search Associates. "Their people, they worry, are so… Read More

The 2013 North America Top Technology Initiatives Survey results have been released by the AICPA and CPA Canada, citing managing and retaining data as the top concern. However, slightly more than half… Read More

The Securities and Exchange Commission is employing a predictive accounting quality model they call "RoboCop" that incorporates eXtensible Business Reporting Language, or XBRL, to analyze filing data … Read More

The Treasury Department will begin to use "extraordinary measures" to keep the government running after reaching its borrowing limit Sunday. Congress suspended the debt limit at the beginning of the y… Read More

The AICPA Governing Council has voted to adopt a resolution to make members of certain qualified accounting bodies outside the U.S. eligible to earn AICPA specialized credentials. The AICPA is initial… Read More

Nepalese companies must adopt International Financial Reporting Standards by July, the chairman of Nepal's Accounting Standards Board said. The accounting body is working with relevant government mini… Read More

An adviser demonstrates how the investment strategy known as active asset location, which allocates investments between taxable and tax-deferred accounts, can result in tax savings for clients. While … Read More

The growing outrage over allegations that the Internal Revenue Service was targeting political groups could hurt the push for comprehensive tax legislation, some lobbyists say. There are also concerns… Read More