IN BRIEF Minimizing and mitigating fraud risks has evolved over the years, and this progress can be seen in the pages of The CPA Journal itself. The ...

MARINER Selected Statistics The war in Iran has now been ongoing for five weeks. Brent crude spot prices surged to ...

The well-known fraud triangle framework includes three distinct components—perceived pressures, perceived opportunities, and rationalizations—but until recently very little was known about ...

Corporate tax deductions for executive compensation are a contentious topic, governed as they have been by the tax code’s nebulous use of the term “reasonable” to limit the amount that may be deducted ...

Filing a joint return is generally seen as the default option for married couples. When one spouse neglects to actually sign the return, however, a host of troubles can ensue. The authors detail the ...

The term “passive foreign investment company” (PFIC) suggests a sophisticated, highly specialized non-U.S. investment medium that the majority of U.S. persons probably would not select as an ...

Contrary to what many think, the typical audits of financial statements do entail certain responsibility for the detection of fraud. The author examines the differences between the conventional audit ...

As the baby boomers enter their sunset years, many of them will use traditional Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) to support themselves in retirement. For a large number of boomers, traditional ...

The history of modern auditing coincides conveniently with the history of The CPA Journal. The 1930s not only saw the NYSSCPA begin publication of what would become the Journal—it also witnessed the ...

The method used in determining the appropriateness of an allowance for credit losses (ACL) has been a challenging financial reporting issue for decades. The 2008 financial crisis evidenced a need for ...

FASB’s new revenue recognition standard will become effective for most not-for-profit (NFP) entities in 2019. Although this date may seem distant, the new standard will require a considerable ...

Until the issuance of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2013-07 [which introduced Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 205-30 and amended other sections, primarily ASC 942-810, 960, 962, and 965-40 ...