Accounting

The 10 oldest corporate logos in use in the U.S. are predominately owned by household name brands -- and still resonate with consumers. Examples include Sherwin-Williams' "Cover the Earth" logo, Campb… Read More

Technology has become all the rage for businesses, but it can expose them to serious risk. A technology columnist cites the example of Google Glass, which at its launch was already creating controvers… Read More

The Securities and Exchange Commission is employing a predictive accounting quality model they call "RoboCop" that incorporates eXtensible Business Reporting Language, or XBRL, to analyze filing data … Read More

The Government Accountability Office says the Internal Revenue Service should be more proactive in informing people that investing in or using virtual currencies can be taxable. The IRS says its more … Read More

The U.S. Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure has approved for public comment proposed amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure pertaining to discovery in ci… Read More

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board are working on a proposed revenue-recognition standard as part of the effort to create uniform accounting stan… Read More

The Senate Finance Committee has laid out the issues it is likely to consider regarding charitable deductions as it works on an overhaul of the federal income tax system. In a background paper distrib… Read More

A study by the French Finance Ministry has identified a loophole in transfer-pricing rules that allows multinationals to shift profit to tax havens with the help of intragroup transfers. The French go… Read More