Tammy Whitehouse

With a tax reform package all but complete, experts are alerting companies to get their tax records in order to prepare for a flurry of year-end transition activity.

The SEC is cleaning house at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, appointing five new board members to take over the reins beginning in January.

When reports begin to emerge on the latest inspection findings for the major audit firms, they will show no broad, appreciable improvements over the prior year.

With little time remaining to prepare for a wholesale change to revenue recognition, accounting leaders share some final insights to help companies wrap it up.

The SEC has signaled it doesn’t plan to pick apart the many detailed judgments they must exercise as they follow new revenue recognition rules beginning next year.

Auditors have some new guidance from the PCAOB about how to begin revising their audit reports to reflect new requirements that take effect this year-end.

Companies can expect no new guidance from the SEC anytime soon on digital currencies, but they can expect its enforcement arm to act if it sees indications of fraud.

The regulatory furor over non-GAAP reporting may be diminishing, but the need for continued corporate vigilance on proper use of non-GAAP measures is not.

The lease accounting standard is about to get easier to adopt when it takes effect in 2019, but that doesn’t mean companies should slow their preparations.