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SEC urges companies to tighten cash-flow statement accounting, controls

SEC urges companies to tighten cash-flow statement accounting, controls

The Securities and Exchange Commission wants companies to tighten accounting procedures and controls around their cash-flow statements in light of the growing number of restatements. Companies should step up “risk assessment and monitoring controls in addition to control activity-level controls,” […]
Fed hints at rate increase after Q1

Fed hints at rate increase after Q1

The Federal Reserve has changed its position on monetary policy, shifting from keeping interest rates low for a “considerable time” to being “patient” on when to raise rates. One interpretation is that rates will not climb until at least April.
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Fed likely to soon end near-zero rate policy

Fed likely to soon end near-zero rate policy

The Federal Reserve’s free-money policy could end this week. The central bank is meeting Tuesday and Wednesday and is expected to end its two-year pledge to keep interest rates close to zero for a “considerable time” now that its asset-purchase […]
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Senate takes up $1.1T spending bill

Senate takes up $1.1T spending bill

Debate is set to begin in the Senate on a $1.1 trillion spending bill to head off a U.S. government shutdown. The House passed the measure in a 219-206 vote Thursday night. Its version would fund most of the government […]
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Press on with revenue recognition work, experts say

Press on with revenue recognition work, experts say

Companies should continue their work to implement the new revenue recognition standard despite the potential that the Financial Accounting Standards Board may defer its effective date, experts said Wednesday at the AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments.
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