Newest Financial Disclosure: Climate Change Risk

September 5, 2008

Climate change as a financial risk.

Pressure Eases on Companies that Support Employees Under Federal Investigation

September 2, 2008

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has softened its hard line on corporations whose employees are under investigation for federal crimes.

Weather Risks

September 2, 2008

Eight to nine hurricanes -- four nasty ones -- are expected in the Atlantic this season. Have you considered how they could affect your business?

Yee-Ha: Public Accounting Report Gives High Marks to Texas Universities

August 29, 2008

The Public Accounting Report honors top accounting programs.

Transfer Pricing Under the Microscope

August 28, 2008

Tax authorities in the United States and around the world are stepping up their scrutiny of multinational companies' cross-border transfers. A report from KPMG lists the red flags and identifies ways to mitigate the risk.

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.

PCAOB Prevails in Lawsuit

August 26, 2008

The efforts of a Washington-based conservative think tank, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) to bring down the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) were thwarted by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Taking the Long View on XBRL

August 22, 2008

Experts take on XBRL's unanswered questions.

The XBRL Head Fake

August 20, 2008

Behind the SEC's recent mandate sits not another hefty compliance challenge, but perhaps one of the biggest accounting breakthroughs in years.