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Are Your Compliance Processes Keeping Up with Evolving Audit Requirements?

Bramasol

The PCAOB and AICPA essentially interpret and enforce accounting rules as promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) , which is responsible for establishing and improving accounting standards for financial reporting in the United States. Why Should You Care?

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How Alpha Hides in GAAP Accounting: Return on Equity

CFA Institute

You can find significant alpha in the mechanics that drive GAAP accounting.

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Digital acceleration to drive finance leadership in 2022

Future CFO

In response, 82% of CFOs report that investments in digital are accelerating faster than in other areas, including talent, supply chain, business services or fixed assets. What does this mean to the finance and accounting team of 2022? CFOs will have an expanded role to include ESG oversight.

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California CPAs Call For Crypto Accounting Clarity

PYMNTS

Reports in The Block Crypto late last week said a group of California CPAs has sent a letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, a federal board that sets Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), requesting that it consider establishing a task force to address a lack of clarity in cryptocurrency accounting standards.

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Fund Accounting for Nonprofits & Charities

The Charity CFO

If you’re looking for info on fund accounting in government here is a great resource for you. Both Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) 116/117 require at least a minimum level of fund reporting, so you’ll need it in order to pass an audit.

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Embracing AI in Finance and Accounting: Balancing Risk and Innovation

CFO Leadership

All of this remains to be seen, as the audit and accounting industry contemplates how to apply the core principles of sound financial controls to this emerging mercurial space. Meanwhile, fine-tuning AI models for specific finance and accounting tasks is a promising but costly endeavor. With a large and diverse enough data set (e.g.

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Refreshing Revenue, the Cash Conversion Cycle, and Free Cash Flow

CFA Institute

GAAP sometimes misrepresents business reality. We can use that fact to generate some alpha.

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