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Category: Accounting

A crop harvested in stripes

Thirty Years After ‘Informant!’ Scandal, Inquiry Probes Executive Bonuses at ADM

A crop harvested in stripes

A Midwestern agribusiness may seem like an unlikely setting for million-dollar corporate intrigue, but that’s not for lack of trying on the part of Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. Roughly 30 years after the food-processing company endured a Holl...

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FASB Issues Long-Awaited Disclosure Standard

western rancher's gate

Roughly a month after the Financial Accounting Standards Board published its first accounting standard for the disclosure of crypto assets, companies and accountants seeking clarity on crypto matters, for the first time, have a standard tha...

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New Intelligize Report Delves into Non-GAAP Measures Influencing Exec Comp

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Last year’s high-profile labor strife in the entertainment and auto industries brought a renewed focus to executive compensation. The PR campaigns waged in these battles echoed familiar beats from similar disputes of the past. Namely, rank-...

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Swiss Army knife as multi-use tool

SEC Uses ‘Swiss Army’ Statute in $25 Million Fine for Violations on Stock Buybacks

Swiss Army knife as multi-use tool

Companies that alter their trading plans outside guidelines authorized by their boards should beware of the risk of heightened regulatory scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The agency on November 14 announced that Charter...

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Regulatory Focus on Crypto Continues as FASB Tentatively Approves New Accounting Standards

Two arms making thumbs-up signals

In keeping with U.S. regulators’ efforts to get a grip on cryptocurrency, the Financial Accounting Standards Board last week tentatively approved much-anticipated rules affecting how businesses account for and disclose crypto assets. The ne...

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