Smaller reporting companies with less than $100 million in revenue will no longer be required to obtain a separate attestation of their internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) from an outside auditor under amendments adopted Thursday by the SEC. Under the amendments, these companies will continue to be required to establish and maintain effective ICFR. […]

Annual collection of resources aid the preparer and taxpayer alike The annual 2020 Whole Ball of Tax (WBOT) from Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting is now available to help journalists, reporters, and media in general better understand the nuances of the 2020 tax filing season. Filled with valuable information, WBOT is a comprehensive collection of […]

A proposed concepts statement issued Friday by GASB would establish new criteria for state and local governments to follow in developing their disclosures for notes to financial statements. The exposure draft, Communication Methods in General Purpose External Financial Reports That Contain Basic Financial Statements: Notes to Financial Statements, describes the types of information that should […]

Accounting guidance for federal government entities on the loss allowance for intragovernmental receivables was clarified in a technical bulletin issued Thursday by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. Technical Bulletin 2020-1, Loss Allowance for Intragovernmental Receivables, explains that the recognition of losses, provided in Paragraphs 40–52 in Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards 1, Accounting […]

The AICPA has requested that Treasury and the IRS issue a notice clarifying that relief on certain reporting under Sec. 465 will also apply to S corporations. On Dec. 9, 2019, Treasury and the IRS issued Notice 2019-66 to provide — among other relief — a delay in certain reporting under Sec. 465 at-risk activities […]

Gamers who transact in virtual currencies as part of a video game do not have to report the transactions on a tax return if the currencies do not leave the game environment, the IRS made clear in a statement released on its website Feb. 14. The clarification relates to whether, or when, a currency used […]

Accounting for employee share-based compensation could become less complex for private companies after FASB on Wednesday endorsed the decision by the Private Company Council (PCC) to propose a practical expedient for nonpublic entities. Share-based payment accounting has been discussed by the PCC on several occasions since 2013 because of two concerns: The permitted methods for […]

The AICPA Accounting and Review Services Committee (ARSC) on Tuesday issued a new Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) that amends four sections of SSARS No. 21, Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services: Clarification and Recodification, to more closely align them with the auditing standards in AICPA Professional Standards, where […]

FASB on Monday issued a Proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) designed to improve transparency in how not-for-profit organizations present and disclose contributed nonfinancial assets. Also known as gifts-in-kind, contributed nonfinancial assets include fixed assets such as land, buildings, and equipment; the use of fixed assets or utilities; materials and supplies, such as food, clothing, or […]

U.S. CPAs and South African chartered accountants have a pathway to have their credentials recognized in South Africa and the United States under a new agreement. This cross-border recognition was enabled when the AICPA signed a mutual recognition agreement with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and the National Association of State Boards […]