Time for a Tax Tech Tune-up?

October 6, 2008

Tax departments are stretched dangerously thin. Technology can help, but most companies have a long way to go to realize the full benefits of automation, according to a new Business Finance/Longview survey report.

Does Fair Value Accounting Need to be Fairer?

October 3, 2008

Battle lines are forming over the fate of FAS 157, the "fair value" or mark-to-market accounting rule.

The Treasury Recommends Changes, Protections for Auditors

October 1, 2008

The Treasury Department's long awaited recommendations for changes in the audit industry address audit firm structure and finances, the competitive landscape for the firms, and human capital considerations.

What's Keeping CFOs Awake at Night?

September 11, 2008

There are no good answers without good questions. A new workbook from Deloitte invites finance execs to explore the pros and cons of some of the biggest debates currently shaping finance.

Peeling the IFRS Onion

September 9, 2008

The SEC's proposed road map for a move to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by U.S. issuers by 2014 is so sweeping that some critics are calling it the accountants' equivalent of Y2K.

BPM Enters the Age of Carbon Finance

September 5, 2008

Setting strategic goals, tracking progress, marshaling data that's scattered around the enterprise ... Going green sounds like a job for business performance management software.

IFRS Carries Global Tax Implications

September 4, 2008

The shift to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will affect the full range of corporate processes.

SEC Sets Road Map for IFRS

August 28, 2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to publish for public comment its long awaited proposed road map that could lead to the use of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by U.S. issuers beginning in 2014.

Full Disclosure for Financial Footnotes

August 27, 2008

The Web site www.footnoted.org digs into SEC filing footnotes.

Time to Put Your G/L on a Diet?

August 27, 2008

Dating back to the days of the mainframe, general ledgers have grown steadily flabbier as companies have piled more and more detail into their chart of accounts. The result: slow, inefficient, redundant financial systems. A white paper from ISA Consulting points to a way out.