Audit & Accounting

Accountants face challenges with ESG reporting

By Michael Cohn       3 min read

Financial professionals are confronting some big obstacles when it comes to environmental, social and governance reporting, according to a new survey, including competing and sometimes conflicting disclosure frameworks, reporting methodologies and stakeholder demands. Read story →

IFAC and ACCA see need for reliable climate accounting

By Michael Cohn       5 min read

The International Federation of Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants are marking Climate Week in New York City by urging accountants to get more involved in climate information reporting. Read story →

IMA spotlights CMA in new recruitment campaign

By Michael Cohn       4 min read

The institute has launched a new effort to bring more people into the accounting profession through its credential. Read story →

Is it too hard to become a CPA? Practitioners speak out

By Daniel Hood       15 min read

Readers are divided over whether making it easier to attain the license is advisable — or even possible. Read story →

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IRS sent thousands of premature tax collection notices during pandemic

By Michael Cohn       4 min read

The Internal Revenue Service mailed out nearly 90,000 premature notices and demands for overdue taxes to taxpayers last year, even though the filing date had been extended.  Read story →

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