Financial accounting principles shape the recording of nearly every business transaction in the business world. The creation of these principles is no small task and can sometimes seem nearly ...

Accounting is a comprehensive system for collecting, recording, classifying, summarizing, interpreting, and communicating financial information. It is often referred to as the language of business as ...

I share my experiences with these columns but bring them to the current time and in many cases I push some ideas for tomorrow. While the accounting and business world was completely different when I ...

The accounting function is essential in every business, but not simply for keeping track of income, expenses and tax payments as many may think. In fact, the primary attribute of accounting ...

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Many claim that "principles-based" accounting standards are superior to "rules-based" standards. For example, the chair of the International Accounting Standards Board, Sir David Tweedie, made this ...

The Delaware Court of Chancery rejected a purchaser's efforts to prevent a seller from adopting a method of calculating the post-closing purchase price adjustment that was inconsistent with the seller ...

On August 26, 2021, the Statutory Accounting Principles (E) Working Group (SAPWG) of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) directed a new “43R study group” to continue work on a ...

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