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Financial Reporting News 

It is more critical than ever for CPAs to remain current on financial reporting developments that affect their business or firm. The AICPA brings you relevant news articles, newsletters, a dedicated magazine for the profession, various publications, and links to news from the accounting and auditing standard setters themselves in one convenient location.

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AICPA Supports XBRL Provisions in DATA Act


The U.S. House of Representatives on April 25 passed the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, or DATA Act. The legislation calls for federal agencies and recipients of federal funds to report spending using nonproprietary standards, such as eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).

Read the statement by AICPA President and CEO Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA, in response to the bill’s passage.



Final Standards in Convergence Project Expected by Mid-2013


FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) expect to issue final, joint standards in their major convergence projects by mid-2013, according to a report to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Plenary on Accounting Convergence posted Monday on the IASB website.

Read more in the Journal of Accountancy.

 
 
AICPA Releases Whitepaper Regarding COSO's Draft of the Updated Internal Control Framework

In November 2010, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) announced a project to review and update the 1992 Internal Control - Integrated Framework to increase its relevance in the increasingly complex and global business environment so that organizations worldwide can better design, implement, and assess internal control.

The AICPA has released a whitepaper "COSO 2012: Updated, Principles-Based, and More Guidance"

 
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