Staying independent while keeping an eye on an upward combination

Your firm was knocking the cover off the ball pre-financial crisis (circa 2007 and 2008) with a strategy of getting bigger with quality growth, stronger with quality talent, and more profitable, but it is increasingly obvious that it has become difficult competing in today’s mid-market space.


It's all about the bots!

Jody Padar on how she stopped worrying and learned to love automation.


IASB releases insurance contracts standard

The long-awaited IFRS 17 will provide more consistent treatment for all types of insurance in different countries.


10 years older, 10 years wiser: The evolution of 409A

As startups stay private for longer periods of time under the support of multiple equity financings spanning several years, their common stock valuation history is likely to come under greater scrutiny in the event a public offering is pursued.


Jeffrey Previdi appointed as GASB vice chairman

The Financial Accounting Foundation’s board of trustees has named Jeffrey Previdi, a current member of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, as vice chairman of GASB.


Deloitte Consulting to collaborate with SAP on digital offerings

The firm plans to develop cutting edge financial technology solutions on SAP’s Leonardo platform.


GOP lawmakers question IRS summons to Coinbase users

Three Republican lawmakers who chair key congressional committees and subcommittees related to tax policy have sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen asking about the IRS’s recent efforts to gain more information about users of Coinbase, the largest Bitcoin exchange in the U.S.


Host Analytics releases new version of CPM software

The cloud performance management solutions provider has also formed partnerships with Workiva and Prevedere.


FASB updates standard for determining service concession customers

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued an accounting standards update for determining the customer of service concession arrangements.


Brady sets border tax hearing as McConnell predicts failure

House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady is forging ahead and planning to hold a hearing next week on the proposed border-adjusted tax, even as the top Senate Republican said the measure probably won’t pass his chamber.