Business Reporting

High-quality business reporting is at the heart of strong and sustainable organizations, financial markets, and economies. It allows organizations to present a cohesive explanation of their business and helps them engage with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, creditors, and regulators, while also promoting better internal decision making. Professional accountants are integral to all phases of organizational reporting. Read More

Public Sector Financial Problems Coincide with Societal Ones

by Nicolas Véron, Economist and Senior Fellow, Bruegel | August 8, 2016 |

Corruption, a lack of trust, and other societal problems often go hand-in-hand with problems in public sector financial management. Read More

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Decision Making Requires Useful Accounting Information—For Societies, Businesses, Governments
by William Holder, Dean,Leventhal School of Accounting, Alan Casden Dean's Chair, & Professor of Accounting, USC | July 22, 2016 |

Government leaders and citizens require useful financial information that is clear and practical—how else can they plan for the long term? Read More

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Natural Capital Protocol Launched in Chartered Accountants Hall to Great Fanfare
by Stathis Gould, Head of Professional Accountants in Business and Integrated Reporting, IFAC | July 18, 2016 |

The launch of the Natural Capital Protocol should spark professional accountants to help businesses respond to natural capital impacts and dependencies—the sustainability of organizations, economies, and societies depends on it. Read More

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Big Government, Small Government—Both Need to Get the Accounting & Transparency Right
by Ed Balls, Former UK Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer & Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School | July 7, 2016 |

Former UK Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Balls on the important role accounting plays in earning and keeping the public’s trust in the public sector. Read More

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11 Reasons to Be Transparent on Tax
by Eelco van der Enden, Partner, PwC Netherlands | June 16, 2016 |

This article provides a series of arguments to counter the logic behind recent initiatives in the EU toward greater transparency in country-by-country reporting of tax for large multinationals. Read More

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