Business Accounting news and trends

Paper Financial Records Raise Corporate Security Risks, Clutch Warns
B2B Payments // October 01, 2018

One-quarter of small businesses continue to record financial data on paper instead of keeping digital records, according to a new survey by Clutch, a B2B ratings and reviews firm, and the tactic is exposing these companies to security risks. A press release from Clutch on Monday...

Number Of Corporate Accounting Errors Unexpectedly Climbs
B2B Payments // September 24, 2018

A research firm has discovered that the number of material accounting mistakes made by U.S. public companies has gone up this year. Massachusetts-based Audit Analytics looked at disclosures from more than 9,000 U.S.-listed companies since 2005, finding firms that had to reissue their financials due...

Accountants’ Technology Budgets Running Dry
B2B Payments // August 01, 2018

A new survey from K2E Canada suggests small business accountants understand that technological disruption is a major challenge, yet few are addressing the issue. Reports in Canadian Accountant on Tuesday (July 31) said that K2E Canada’s report, “Accounting Operations and Technology Survey,” revealed more than...

SEC Questions India’s ICICI Over Accounting Practices
B2B Payments // July 30, 2018

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly seeking information from India’s ICICI Bank on its accounting and corporate governance practices, reports in Bloomberg Quint said late last week. The publication said the ICICI has American Depository Receipts that are traded in the U.S.,...