Accountants can use any one of three methods for calculating inventory value and cost to keep a business in compliance with accepted accounting standards. Each method can present different problems ...

T-accounting is a method used by accountants and bookkeepers that gets its name from the T shape formed by the two columns used to record entries. Also called double-entry accounting, T-accounting ...

The pipeline problem remained top of mind for this year's Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting, but many other ...

The accounting industry has long grappled with a shortage of young talent. New data suggests more students are choosing accounting again. Stability and stronger entry-level pay are helping to attract ...

COLONIE - Roughly a year after disclosing that it had made unintentional errors on its financial filings with federal regulators over a period of several years, fuel cell maker Plug Power has fired ...

Last month, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) called for the Build Back Better infrastructure bill to be free of accounting gimmicks. More recently, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called for a “stop in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Cohan, a Boston-based senior contributor, covers stocks. This article is more than 6 years old. Disgraced Wall Street ...

To Brett Whitaker and Mauro Botta the failings of the accounting industry aren't just a matter of alarming statistics or fears about a potential financial crisis. They're personal. Both tried to raise ...

The Massachusetts Society of CPAs released a report Tuesday that found widespread problems with diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the accounting profession. Processing Content The report ...

Here are five ways I see AI impacting the field of accounting in 2026.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Groupon Inc, the online coupon company that floated just months ago in the strongest IPO in years, has had recurring accounting problems that critics say show a need for more ...