Management accountants push the boundaries of the US profession
Carlos Martin Tornero takes the pulse of the US management accounting profession in conversation with IMA chief executive Jeff Thomson…
Month: July 2013
FRC updates audit of financial instruments guidance
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has updated its Practise Note 23, Special Considerations in Auditing Financial Instruments, to reflect…
Editor’s letter: Again, a whistle-blower needed
Deception, unethical behaviour and complete failure to comply with professional, technical and ethical standards in accountancy is, thankfully, relatively rare.…
ICJCE appoints president
The Instituto de Censores Jurados de Cuentas de España (ICJCE), one of Spain's accounting institutes, has appointed Mario Alonso as…
James Kroeker appointed vice chairman of FASB
James Kroeker has been appointed as vice chairman of the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), effective 1 September.His term…
IPSASB issues practise guidelines on sustainability of public finances
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board's (IPSASB) Recommended Practise Guideline 1 (RPG1), Reporting on the Long Term Sustainability of…
Tide turns against company tax avoidance
The tax arrangements of companies including Starbucks and Google have sparked a global debate about corporate tax avoidance that could…
ACCA: investors want more consistency in non-financial reporting
European companies need to be more consistent and transparent in their non-financial reporting, according to 93% of respondents to a…