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09/23/2020-	Should the U.S. broaden its mandate on auditor rotation? No support for doing so emerges from new research
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09/08/2020-	Universally acclaimed though it may be, transparency can inhibit workers from their best efforts, study finds
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08/17/2020-	More than a personal hardship, sexual harassment foreshadows weak stock performance, study finds
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07/20/2020-	When employees have to make frequent reports, it lowers their performance, new research suggests
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06/26/2020-	Companies that curtail auditors’ tax services for sake of appearances pay stiff price in higher rates, study finds
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06/8/2020-	High fees for executive-compensation consultants are likely a tipoff to sumptuous CEO pay, study finds
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05/8/2020-	How effective has tax reform been in reducing companies' shifting of activities abroad? New research raises doubts
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04/13/2020-	To avoid audit required by controversial federal regulation small firms incur debt instead of selling stock, study finds
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03/09/2020-	Being native to the locale of company headquarters inclines CEOs to manage for the long term, study finds
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02/13/2020-	Extreme language in earnings conference calls is more conviction than hype, study reveals
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01/17/2020-	In social missions, whether for profit or not, low pay augurs high performance, study suggests
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12/13/2019-	With fate of Dodd-Frank rule on clawbacks in doubt, study finds they prompt drops in corporate tax rates
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11/19/2019-	Should CFOs serve on other companies’ boards? Although few do so, it enhances home-firm accounting
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10/30/2019-Threat to quality if alumnus of a company’s audit firm sits on board audit committee? Quite the contrary, study finds
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10/14/2019-	Company lawsuit risk may be disagreeable to its execs but benefits investors by spurring openness, study finds
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9/16/2019-	Does new rule requiring audit partner disclosure enhance firms’ financial reporting? Initial research raises doubts
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8/29/2019-	Investors favor companies’ tax avoidance and good corporate citizenship, but not in tandem, study finds
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8/8/2019-	Audit firms’ reputations suffer when they issue negative opinions about corporate clients’ accounting, study finds
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7/23/2019-	Tax-reform bill has boosted multinationals’ capital investments abroad more than at home, study finds
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6/19/2019-	Assumption of expanded roles by CFOs has been a plus for corporate governance, new study finds
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5/28/2019-	Penalizing failure to reach goals may be an effective spur to achievement but also fosters lying about it, study finds
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5/7/2019-	Opinion-shopping for auditors pays off for troubled firms but to the likely detriment of investors, research finds
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4/15/2019-	What drives company income smoothing? To a large extent the CEO’s holdings of stocks and options do, study finds
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3/13/2019-	How can managers foster creativity? Rewarding quantity paves the way for quality, new accounting research finds
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2/15/2019-	In revising their forecasts of companies’ current earnings, analysts accentuate the negative, new research finds
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1/14/2019-	Companies’ tax aggressiveness sows investor confusion about basics of firms’ finances and operations, study finds
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12/17/2018-	MERRY CHRISTMAS, SOX 404(b): Notwithstanding the vehemence of its critics, federal rule on corporate audits is valued by investors, study finds
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11/29/2018-	Role of credit agencies in determining firms' interest costs on bank loans leaves much to be desired, new study finds
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10/23/2018-	Accounting expertise in the executive suite is not necessarily a virtue, study finds, especially in firms with excess pay at the top
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10/8/2018-	Take heed when companies flaunt strong numbers in headlines of earnings announcements, new study warns
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8/31/2018-	Wondering how your favorite NFL team will do this year? Check the tax rates of its home state, study suggests
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8/2/2018-	Swelled by non-GAAP metrics, company earnings surprises have grown greatly in size in recent decades, study finds
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7/16/2018-	Firms that refer in annual reports to their trade secrets markedly increase risk of cyber-attacks, study suggests
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6/22/2018-	The disclaimers that firms issue with forward-looking statements do little to protect investors, study finds
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6/6/2018-	For CFOs, adoption of clawbacks means stronger link between firm performance and their pay, study finds
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5/21/2018-	As lengthy tenures with clients boost profits of the Big 4, new study questions effect of this on auditor independence
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4/25/2018-	Does requiring firms to reveal audit engagement partners benefit investors? A novel experiment raises doubts
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4/12/2018-	Frustrated by indecipherable tax footnotes? Investors like them that way for low tax-paying firms, study finds
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3/16/2018-	Study of earlier tax holiday suggests that new tax break on repatriated foreign earnings will spur increased R&D
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2/26/2018 -	U.S. and E.U. mandates fail to eliminate ill effect of long auditor tenures with corporate clients, study finds
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2/8/2018 -	Familiarity may breed contempt, but between CFOs and auditors it is more likely to breed coziness, study finds
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1/22/2018 -	In what they believe a first, researchers provide evidence that quarterly financial reporting breeds corporate myopia
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12/14/2017 -	CEOs are at risk not only if their firms pay a lot more tax than peers but also if they pay a lot less, study finds
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11/28/2017 -	Investors punish companies for late financial statements then see share prices decline further anyway, study finds
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11/1/2017 -	Longstanding mandate on corporate audit committees yields no benefit for investors, new research finds
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10/5/2017 -	Is the JOBS Act bad for investors? Study raises doubts about the law and the idea of extending its provisions
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9/5/2017 -	Much criticized though it has been, this financial rule provides early warning of corporate fraud, study finds
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8/1/2017 -	Will ending federal tax on US multinationals' profits abroad boost shareholder payouts? Effect likely to be modest, new study suggests
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7/7/2017 -	Reviled through they may be, big CEO-worker pay gaps generally signal good company performance, study finds
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6/14/2017 -	More than helpful to investors, presenting financial results readably pays off for companies too, study suggests
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5/15/2017 -	Firms meet or slightly beat analysts’ revenue forecasts in conformity with investors’ priorities, study finds
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4/17/2017 -	Omnibus survey of auditors and their clients raises doubts about the value of mandatory rotations
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3/14/2017 -	More than a decade after Enron and WorldCom, industry ethics still lag, survey of CPAs suggests
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2/23/2017 -	Proxy advisors are a weak link in ratification of corporate auditors, new research finds
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2/1/2017 -	Stock Ownership By Institutional Investors Spurs Company Tax Avoidance, New Research Finds
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1/9/2017 -	Are a firm’s low taxes a sign of risky management? They’re more a matter of skill, new research suggests
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Sep 28	CFO Dive: Rotations don't lead to audit improvements, studies find
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Sep 25	CFO: Audit Partner Rotation Delivers Few Benefits: Study
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Sep 24	CPA Practice Advisor: Should U.S. Broaden Mandate on Auditor Rotation?
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Sep 21	Financial Times: The contagious risks and rewards of remote working
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Sep 8	CFO Dive: High transparency culture can work against performance
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Sep 8	CPA Practice Advisor: Can Corporate Transparency Inhibit Worker Productivity?
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Sep 2	Thomson Reuters: Companies that Cut Back Auditors’ Tax Services for Appearances Had Higher Tax Rates, Study Finds
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Aug 21	NPR: Workplace sexual misconduct hurts company value, new data shows
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Aug 17	Bloomberg: A #MeToo Lesson for CEOs: Being a Creep Puts Stock Price at Risk
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Aug 17	CFO Dive: Rank-and-file sexual harassment can devalue companies by 20%
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Aug 17	CFO: Sexual Harassment Foreshadows Weak Stock Performance: Study
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Aug 17	Value Walk: Sexual Harassment Foreshadows Declining Stock Returns
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Aug 17	CPA Practice Advisor: Sexual Harassment Can Cause Stock Market Trouble for Public Businesses
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Jul 24	Inc.: New Research: Status Reports Can Make Teams Less Effective
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Jul 22	CFO: Frequent Worker Reporting Lowers Worker Performance
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Jul 22	CFO Dive: Staff do worse when asked to report frequently, accounting study shows
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Jul 21	CPA Practice Advisor: Frequent Performance Reporting Causes Anxiety, Lowers Productivity in Remote Workers
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Jul 14	Accounting Today: Avoiding tax services from audit firms proves initially costly for companies
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Jul 6	Agenda: Study: High Comp Consultant Fees Drive up CEO Pay
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Jun 30	CFO: Curtailing Auditors' Tax Services for Appearances Brings Higher Rates
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Jun 29	CFO Dive: Companies face higher costs after dismissing auditor's tax services
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Jun 29	ValueWalk - Curtailing Auditor Tax Services Raises Firms' Taxes: Study
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Jun 26	CFO Dive: Study: Higher-paid consultants tend to recommend higher CEO compensation
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Jun 2020	Accounting Today: Educating the future

Jun 9	CFO: High Fees for Exec-Comp Consultants a Tipoff to Sumptuous CEO Pay: Study
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Jun 9	CPA Practice Advisor: High Fees for Compensation Consultants Leads to Higher CEO Pay
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Jun 9	Value Walk: EC Fees Likely a Tipoff to Sumptuous CEO Pay
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May 18	Accounting Today: Congress should leave accounting standards to FASB

May 13	Accounting Today: Study questions effectiveness of TCJA at stemming foreign R&D shifting
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May 11	CFO Dive: Wages holding back repatriation of foreign profits, study finds
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May 11	CFO: Multinational Derive Huge Benefits From Shifting R&D Abroad
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May 11	CPA Practice Advisor: Did Corporate Tax Cuts Reduce Shifts Abroad?
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Apr 17	Accounting Today: Small companies avoid internal controls attestations by taking on debt
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Apr 14	CFO Dive: Study: Pandemic impact on small companies worsened by Sarbanes-Oxley
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Apr 14	CFO: SOX 404 Exemption Pushes Small Companies to Incur Debt: Study
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Apr 13	CPA Practice Advisor: Some Businesses Choosing Debt Over Selling Stock to Avoid Audit
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Apr 13	Value Walk: SOX 404-driven choice could prove costly in COVID-19 era
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Mar 16	Post Online Media: If you want long term strategy, hire local CEO
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Mar 10	CPA Practice Advisor: Local-Sourced CEOs More Likely to Think Long Term
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Mar 10	CFO Dive: Local Leaders possess greater long-term company focus
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Mar 10	CFO: Locally Grown CEOs Manage for the Longer Term
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Feb 25	CPA Practice Advisor: Report: Is Extreme Language in Earnings Calls a Benefit for Investors and Managers?
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Feb 25	IR Magazine: Extreme language on earnings calls has positive result, study finds
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Feb 25	Seeking Alpha – Earnings Lies and Why Munger Says "EBITDA Is Bull S***"
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Feb 19	CFO Dive: Extreme optimism on earnings calls OK, study finds
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Feb 18	CFO: "Extreme Language" in Earnings Calls Linked to Outperformance
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Feb 13	Inc.: Some Teams Perform Better When Paid Less, According to New Research
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Feb 7	WG&L Accounting and Compliance Alert: Executive Compensation “Clawback" May Encourage Companies to Look for Tax Savings, Study Finds
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Jan 27	CPA Practice Advisor: For Organizations with a Social Mission, Low Pay Does Not Equal Low Performance
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Jan 26	CFO Dive: 2020 Trends: Rise of the CFO-COO
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Jan 22	CFO Dive: Study: Mission-motivated employees perform better despite lower pay
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Dec 26	Accounting Today: Clawbacks lower business taxes, but provoke questions
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Dec 18	ValueWalk: Effective tax rates: With date of Dodd-Frank rule on clawbacks in doubt
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Dec 16	CFO Dive: Clawbacks appear to cause more harm than good, study finds
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Dec 16	CFO: Do Clawback Policies Accomplish Their Desired Purpose?
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Nov 25	CPA Practice Advisor: Should CFOs Serve on Other Companies Boards?
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Nov 24	CFO Dive: Companies gain when their CFO sits on outside boards
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Nov 22	JDSupra: Blog: Should CFOs serve on outside boards?
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Nov 20	The Wall Street Journal: Companies Benefit When Their CFOs Join Outside Boards, Research Suggests
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Nov 20	CFO: Outside Board Service Boosts Inside Accounting Quality
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Nov 8	Agenda: Retired Audit Partners on Boards: Yay or Nay?
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Nov 7	Going Concern: PwC Probably Did Celebrate When It Helped Mattel Cover Up an Accounting Error
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Nov 4	JD Supra: Blog: Does appointment of a former partner of the client’s audit firm to the client’s audit committee impair audit quality
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Nov 1	Economia: Companies Benefit when auditor’s alumni sits on board
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Nov 1	CFO Dive: Audit quality improves when former partners sit on audit committee
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Oct 31	ValueWalk: Danger when alumnus of a firm’s audit firm sits on an audit committee?
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Oct 31	Accounting Today: Audit committees not compromised by audit from alumni, says study
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Oct 29	ThomsonReuters: Accounting & Compliance Alert
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Oct 16	Value Walk: Litigation risk spurs firms’ earnings openness: Study
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Oct 15	CFO Dive: Companies more open when they face higher lawsuit risk
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Oct 14	Agenda: Tracking “Bad Actor” Audit Engagement Partners
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Oct 4	Market Watch: Naming audit partners isn’t driving audit quality yet, says study
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Sep 23	CFO Dive: Red Points the latest company to merge CFO, COO positions
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Sep 23	CPA Practice Advisor: Does Audit Partner Disclosure Rule Enhance Financial Reporting?
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Sep 20	Corporate Secretary: The week in GRC: This week’s governance, compliance and risk-management stories from around the web
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Sep 19	Economia: Naming US lead partner on audit has achieved…nothing -
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Sep 18	Accounting Today – Study questions value of audit partner disclosure requirement
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Sep 18	The Wall Street Journal: Rule to Identify Audit Partners Doesn’t Improve Audit Quality
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Sep 17	Value Walk: Did PCAOB Rule 3211 bring about a change in audit quality?
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Sep 17	CFO Dive: Disclosure rule hasn’t improved audit quality, researchers say
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Sep 16	Law360: Data Trickles in On TCJA’s Job Offshoring Effects
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Sep 10	CPA Practice Advisor: Which Do Investors Prefer: Good Corporate Citizenship or Tax Minimization?
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Sep 4	CFO Dive: Investors punish companies that combine philanthropy and tax avoidance
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Sep 4	Politico – Morning Tax
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Sep 3	CFO: Investors Shun Companies that Play “Robin Hood”
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Sep 3	ValueWalk: Investors Favor CSR and Tax Avoidance
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Aug 28	CFO Dive: CFOs must be ‘strategic business partner’ as role merges with COO
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Aug 22	Going Concern: It Turns Out Clients Really Don’t Like It When Auditors Call Them Out on Their Sh*t
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Aug 21	Thomson Reuters: Auditors Who Do Their Jobs Are Penalized, Study Indicates
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Aug 13	Compliance Week: Market punishes auditors who flag control issues, study says
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Aug 13	WSJ Market Watch: Companies are pressuring auditors to leave criticism out of audit opinions, research finds
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Aug 13	Economia: Auditors reporting weaknesses are "less attractive", study says
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Aug 13	CFO Dive: Auditors penalized for highlighting companies’ weak internal controls
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Aug 12	Agenda: CFOs Fulfilling Operations Roles “Admirably”
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Aug 12	Accounting Today: Companies penalize audit firms for flagging their own weaknesses
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Aug 12	The Wall Street Journal: Companies Appear to Avoid Hiring Auditors With a History of Critical Audits, New Research Shows
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Aug 12	CFO: Fresh Evidence of Auditor Bias Emerges
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Aug 12	CPA Practice Advisor: How the Audit Market Penalizes Auditors for Doing Their Job
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Jul 26	Law 360 Tax Authority: Foreign Investment Increased After TCJA, Accounting Group Says
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Jul 25	Politico: Checking in on Repeat
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Jul 24	Accounting Today: TCJA Boosted multinationals’ investments overseas more than in U.S.
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Jul 24	CFO: Tax Reform Spurs Major Unintended Consequence
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Jul 24	CPA Practice Advisor: Tax Reform bill Has Boosted Business Investments Abroad More Than In U.S.
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Jul 10	Revcycle Intelligence: Healthcare CFO Role Evolving to Improve Enterprise Performance
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Jul 8	Becker’s Hospital Review: Dual CFO-COO role improves financial reporting, study finds
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Jul 8	The Wall Street Journal: Companies Benefit From Combining CFO and COO Jobs, Study Finds
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Jun21	CPA Practice Advisor: CFOs Expanding Role in Management
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Jun20	CFO: What Happens When the CFO Is the COO, Too?
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Jun7	Accounting Today: Executive pay clawbacks could backfire, says study
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Jun5	CPA Practice Advisor: Do Clawback Penalties Spur Misreporting?
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May28	Value Walk: Do Clawbacks Cause As Many Problems As They Prevent?
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May28	CFO: Do Clawbacks Cause as Many Problems as They Prevent?
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May14	Compliance Week: SOX did not end audit opinion shopping, study says
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May13	Accountancy Daily: 'Opinion shopping' for auditors reduces business red flags
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May9	Economia: More than half of businesses “opinion shopping”
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May8	Accounting Today: Opinion shopping hurts auditor independence
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May8	CFO: “Opinion-Shopping” Compromises Auditor Independence
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May8	ValueWalk: Auditor Opinion-Shopping Aids Companies At Expense of Investors: Study
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Apr24	Compliance Week: Options drive more risk than stocks, study says
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Apr17	Accounting Today: Corporate income smoothing tied to CEO stocks and options
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Apr15	CFO: CEO Stock Options Drive Income Smoothing
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Apr15	CPA Practice Advisor: Why Do Companies Smooth Their Income on Reporting?
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Apr15	ValueWalk: What Drives Company Income Smoothing> Check CEO Stocks and Options
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Apr2	The Globe and Mail: The incursion of AI into the workplace brings an urgent need for human soft skills
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Mar18	Thomson Reuters Tax and Accounting: SEC’s Effort to Exempt More Companies From Audits of Financial Controls Likely to Face Investor Resistance
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Mar14	CPA Practice Advisor: Accounting Professors Explore Unusual Turf
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Mar10	Infosurhoy: Inventory analysts intensify the destructive so corporations can obtain extra positives, research finds
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Mar5	Knowledge@Wharton – When Tax Strategies Are Problematic for Firms - and Investors
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Mar4	Financial Times: PwC accused of ignoring conflicts over Staffline audit
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Feb22	Accounting Today: Financial analysts tend to stress bad news in earnings forecasts
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Feb22	Accounting Today: Florida News – Accounting Hall of Fame
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Feb20	SmartBrief: Reading between the lines of current-earnings forecasts
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Feb19	ValueWalk: Current Quarterly Earnings Forecasts Accentuate The Negative
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Feb19	CFO: Analysts’ Current Earnings Forecasts Accentuate Bad News
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Jan25	Accountancy Daily: EY US sets up independent audit quality committee
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Jan22	Accounting Today: Study finds aggressive tax strategies can lead to investor confusion
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Jan21	CPA Practice Advisor: Does Business Tax Strategy Affect Investor Confidence?
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Jan17	Politico: Companies' tax aggressiveness sows investor confusion about basics of firms' finances and operations
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Jan16	CFO: Here’s Another Reason to Avoid Tax Avoidance
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Jan7	CPA Practice Advisor: Investors Still Want Sarbanes-Oxley
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Dec27	Accounting Today: Investors favor Sarbanes-Oxley 404(b) audit rule, study says
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Dec17	CFO: SOX 404(b) Provides Investor Value After All
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Dec17	Value Walk: Merry Christmas, SOX 404(b)
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Dec10	CPA Practice Advisor: Do Public Companies Manipulate Cash Flow Benchmark to Boost Credit Ratings?
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Dec7	Accounting Today: Study suggests credit ratings encourage companies to manipulate accounting
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Nov29	CFO: Manipulate Cash Flow to Boost Credit Ratings?
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Nov26	PYMNTS.com: Accounting Expertise In C-Suite Can Compromise Financial Reports
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Nov20	CPA Practice Advisor: Report: Accounting Expertise in C-Suite Increases Likelihood of Misstatements
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Nov9	Economia: Auditing experience in the boardroom a "two-edged" sword
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Nov1	Going Concern: Hiring Executives with Audit Experience and Paying Them Well is Stupid, Says Research
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Nov1	The Wall Street Journal: The Dark Side of Managers with Audit Background
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Oct30	Compliance Week: Study links accounting expertise to misstatement risk
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Oct29	IR Magazine: Statistics in earnings release headlines can boost stocks, study finds
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Oct26	Accounting Today: Is accounting experience a bad thing for executives?
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Oct26	Los Angeles Business Journal: Influential Women in Accounting: Firms that Refer to Trade Secrets in Annual Reports Increase Risk of Cyber Attacks
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Oct25	CFO: The Dark Side of Accounting Expertise
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Oct19	Bloomberg: You May Be Able to Blame Trump for Your Football Team’s Lousy Record
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Oct18	Coinpedia: American Accounting Association Takes on Blockchain

Oct17	Forbes: Prestigious Accounting Association Takes on Blockchain Technology

Oct11	Accounting Today: Study questions accounting numbers highlighted in earnings releases
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Oct9	CFO: Flaunting Strong Earnings Damages Stock Price
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Oct9	PA Practice Advisor: Beware Strong Numbers in Corporate Earnings Headlines, Says Research
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Oct9	ValueWalk: Beware Headline Salience Misleads Investors, Study Warns
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Sep25	Newsie Scoop World: Swell in earnings surprises calls market gains into question
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Sep12	Mondaq: Would a Shift to Semiannual Reporting Really Affect Short-Termism?
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Sep7	CBS Money Watch: Success in the NFL: What taxes have to do with it
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Sep4	Accounting Today: Do high state taxes affect NFL players’ performance?
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Sep4	24/7 Wall Street: Are Taxes Dragging Down Your Favorite NFL Team?
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Aug22	The Motley Fool – What Warren Buffett is Buying and One Proposed Corporate Rule Change You Need to Know.
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Aug17	CFO – Study Supports Scrapping the 10-Q
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Aug17	Wall Street Journal – The Higher Cost of Less Information.
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Aug13	Thomson Reuters: Study Finds Link Between Audit Firm Profits and Client Tenure
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Aug10	Market Watch: Study: Earnings Surprises are bigger, thanks to growing use of non-GAAP metrics
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Aug7	JD Supra: Blog: Are non-GAAP financial measures still problematic?
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Aug6	CPA Practice Advisor: Companies Using Non-GAAP Metrics to Inflate Earnings
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Aug6	CBS Money Watch: More companies are beating profit forecasts -- thanks to gimmicks
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Aug6	The Washington Post: Who Are You Going to Trust, Adjusted Earnings or Your Lying Eyes?
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Aug2	ValueWalk: Bull$hit Profits? Street Metrics Swell Earnings Surprises, Study Finds
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Aug2	CFO: Study Finds Disturbing Evidence of Earnings Management
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Jul24	Accounting Web: Why Investor Clients Should Beware of 10-Ks
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Jul18	The Global Legal Post: Report warns companies using legal disclaimers as a 'licence to lie'
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Jul16	Accounting Today: Mentioning trade secrets in a 10-K heightens cyberattack risk
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Jul16	CFO: Warning: Don’t Mention Trade Secrets in 10Ks
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Jul13	IR Magazine: Legal disclaimers make inaccurate company statements more palatable to investors, finds study
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Jul5	CFO: Study Pans Disclaimers on Forward-Looking Statements
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Jun25	CPA Practice Advisor: Forward-Looking Statements Still Mislead Investors, Despite Disclaimers
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Jun25	The Wall Street Journal: Living Dangerously in a Safe Harbor
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Jun15	JD Supra: Blog: Studies examine external factors that may affect accounting integrity
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Jun8	Accounting Today: Clawback threat helps boots CFO performance and pay
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Jun7	CPA Practice Advisor: Adoption of Clawbacks Means Stronger Link Between Firm Performance and CFO Pay
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Jun7	CFO: Fears Over Downside to Clawbacks Are Unwarranted: Study
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May23	JD Supra: Will the call for mandatory audit firm rotation be renewed?
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May22	Economia: Big Four in US use lucrative audit fee structure
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May22	Accounting Today: Big Four increase audit fee as tenure grows
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May21	CFO: Do Big Four Auditors Unfairly Raise Fees?
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May21	CPA Practice Advisor: Lengthy Tenures Boost Big 4 Profits, But What is Effect on Auditor Independence?
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May1	CPA Practice Advisor: Does Requiring Firms to Reveal Audit Engagement Partners Benefit Investors?
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Apr30	Economia: Audit partner disclosure has significant effect on investors
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Apr29	WSJ MarketWatch: Study: Investors may avoid companies audited by same partners of troubled companies
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Apr27	Accounting Today: Study casts doubt on usefulness of disclosing audit engagement partners
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Apr26	CFO: New PCAOB Rule Sways Investor Decisions
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