An accountant is one of the few people in an organization who has a complete look at the finances of a business or investment venture, and as such, making sure that they are honest and up-front with ...

An international accounting standard-setter has issued a revised set of proposals designed to strengthen the independence requirements for accountants. The International Ethics Standards Board, an ...

Deciding between becoming a Chartered Accountant (CA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is pivotal for your accounting career. CAs are globally recognized for their auditing and financial ...

CPAs cost $150-$400 per hour and should be hired at business startup if affordable. They stay current on tax laws and make fewer errors than doing it yourself.

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Every small business owner gets to the point where they worry ...

On 9/18/23, FinCEN published the Small Entity Compliance Guide for beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and simultaneously updated the FAQs ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

It’s much more than an educated guess on the part of Rochester Institute of Technology that New York state’s new Certified Public Accountant requirements will have an effect on business students and ...

You may wonder if you need a certified public accountant (CPA), especially if you’re running a business or have complex finances. While not all accountants are CPAs, a CPA is an accountant who has ...