Audit and tax firms have long understood that the traditional services for which they are being engaged (e.g., conducting an ...

Many corporate executives continually question and analyze their business practices to achieve their goals more effectively ...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is an emerging peer-to-peer system for conducting financial activity on the blockchain without ...

Currently, in order to be licensed, CPA candidates must earn a bachelor’s degree (usually 120 hours), earn 30 hours beyond the bachelor’s degree (which may entail completing a master’s degree), and ...

As shown in Panel A of Exhibit 3, findings indicate that impressions of the 150-hour requirement do not appear to strongly correlate with one’s license status, years of experience, or professional ...

Example. On September 1, 2023, ABC Company issues 5-year bonds, dated June 30, 2023, for $968,805. These bonds have a par value of $1,000,000 and an annual coupon rate of 8%, with semiannual interest ...

Sustainability The establishment of sustainability accounting standards reflects growing stakeholder demand for corporate accountability. In 2011, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) ...

How U.S. Taxation Applies to International Students To determine how international students may be taxed in the United States, a review of a few basic definitions is needed. For U.S. tax purposes, ...

Many studies suggest fraud is more likely to occur when someone has an incentive (pressure) to commit fraud, weak controls or oversight provide an opportunity for the person to commit fraud, and the ...

The rule violated was the SEC’s general standard that recognizes an auditor must be independent in fact and appearance. Auditors might fail to meet this standard and impair independence even if their ...