Shock of Recognition
A new rule for revenue recognition could raise thorny challenges for CFOs.
GAAP IFRS
RSSPrivate Companies Gain GAAP Exceptions
Final rules on two items in the FASB private-company framework — accounting for goodwill and interest-rate swaps — are due by December 31.
What It’s Like to Be a Nonprofit CFO: Video
Sarah Gillman, finance chief at the Natural Resources Defense Council, talks about the challenges of her job and her commitment to improving the world.
Accounting Fraud Gets Sexy at the SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission is ferreting out fraud and fake financial reporting with renewed zeal, attorneys and investigators find.
Building a Better Income Statement
If neither companies nor investors find GAAP-reported earnings useful, it’s clearly time for a new approach.
Why CFOs Must Become Chiefs of XBRL
XBRL filings are a rich source of data that all departments can use to make operations more efficient and to conduct competitive analysis.
How Allstate’s Internal Audit Chief Tackles Fraud
The insurer's top internal auditor works with the CFO and the chair of the audit committee to prevent financial misstatements.
Time for Treasurers to Sell Short-Term U.S. Debt?
While money-market funds ditch short-term Treasury bonds and yields spike in response, asset managers tell CFOs to stand pat.
Standards Setter Pilots Sustainability Reporting Program
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board is looking for a few good companies to be part of its test program on how to disclose environmental and social issues to investors.
Data Firm Muscles Up, Hires Data-Pro CFO
At a succession of finance jobs he’s held the past 15 years, a facility for data collection and analysis has made the difference for Steven Love, the first CFO of Evolv.
SEC Will Keep Its Doors Open (For Now)
Even if Congress lets the U.S. government shut down, the Securities and Exchange Commission plans to continue to operate and stay fully staffed.
