AAA Newsroom

Welcome to the Newsroom of the American Accounting Association. Here you'll find press releases on the latest happenings, meetings, and published materials of the AAA. If you have any questions about the AAA or would like any additional information about the items listed below, please contact:

Deirdre Harris
Member Relations and Marketing Manager
American Accounting Association
Email: deirdre@aaahq.org
Phone: 941-556-4119

Latest Press Release:

4/15/13 – Regulators' proposals on reforming accounting industry run counter to investor sentiment in at least one important regard, study finds
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3/7/13 –Growing Concern over Going Concern: A high level of stock sales by top execs of distressed companies lowers the chance auditors will warn about firms' future, study finds
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2/18/13 – Skeptics notwithstanding, policies to claw back compensation of corporate executives find believers on Wall Street, study finds
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4/26/13 – CFO.com: Let Your Auditor Do Your Taxes, Investors Say
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4/16/13 – Economia: Joint Tax and Audit Services Push Up Share Price
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4/15/13 – Accounting Today: Investors Favor Audits by Same Firm that Prepares Corporation’s Taxes
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4/10/13 – Forbes.com: Don't Trust The Accountants: Insider Selling A Better Sign Of A Failing Firm
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3/29/13 – WG&L Accounting & Compliance Alert: Executive Stock Sales May Hinder Auditors on Going Concern Assessments
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3/7/13 – Accounting Today: Going Concern Opinions are Rare after Top Execs Unload Stock
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2/19/13 – Business Finance: Backdating Stock Options is Bad for Your Career
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2/11/13 – New York Times: S.E.C.’s Revolving Door Hurts Its Effectiveness, Report Says
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2/11/13 – CNBC: Tough Wall Street Enforcement Lost in 'Revolving Door' Study
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2/4/13 – Accounting Today: Backdating CEOs and CFOs More Likely to be Forced out of Jobs
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COSO Issues Updated Internal Control-Integrated Framework and Related Illustrative Documents
May 14, 2013 – The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) – an organization providing thought leadership and guidance on internal control, enterprise risk management, and fraud deterrence – issued today its updated Internal Control–Integrated Framework (Framework) and related illustrative documents. COSO's original Framework published in 1992 is recognized as the leading guidance for designing, implementing and conducting internal control and assessing its effectiveness.
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