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SEC Weighs in on Tariff Accounting, Just in Time

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Public companies have been asking a critical question since tariffs started reshaping their cost structures, which has largely gone unanswered: how are we supposed to account for all of this? Fortunately, they just received the closest thin...

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FASB Eyes Standardizing Key Performance Indicators

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As part of its process to narrow priorities for 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board in November invited stakeholders to weigh in on whether certain financial key performance indicators – better known as KPIs – should be standardi...

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Ruling Spotlights Hole in Crypto Accounting

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If you were one of the millions of viewers who tuned in over the weekend to watch the Los Angeles Rams outlast the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI, you saw a barrage of commercials for cryptocurrencies and crypto-related businesses. On...

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Bitcoin Accounting Keeps Crypto-Gains Under Wraps

Bitcoin Accounting Keeps Crypto-Gains Under Wraps

Bitcoin Accounting Keeps Crypto-Gains Under Wraps

Forget about the tree in the forest. Here’s a new conundrum for public companies to consider: If you make massive gains on bitcoin but can’t brag about it to shareholders, was the investment worth making in the first place? There are plenty...

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Five Key Things the SEC Wants Audit Committees to Know

Five Key Things the SEC Wants Audit Committees to Know

Five Key Things the SEC Wants Audit Committees to Know

Officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission gave public companies a belated Christmas gift on December 30, offering insights into their thoughts on a range of accounting issues. Commission officials have dropped hints about their...

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