SEC proposes semiannual reporting option
The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to allow public companies to report twice a year at the urging of President Trump.

HBK adds Tampa firm
Top 50 Firm Hill, Barth & King acquired BB&K, effective as of May 1, expanding its presence in Florida.

CFO salaries jump as tenure narrows
CFO salaries have surged at the biggest companies in the U.S., but the job has become one of the least secure in the executive ranks, according to a new study.

SEC rule to end Biden-era climate policy sent to White House
The old corporate disclosure regulations, issued under former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, had never been implemented amid a spate of legal challenges.

AICPA wants regulators to use its stablecoin guidance
The American Institute of CPAs asked the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to leverage its stablecoin reporting criteria when regulating the market.

IRS backdated some tax penalty approvals
The Internal Revenue Service sometimes backdated tax penalty approvals in at least seven cases involving syndicated conservation easements, according to a new report.

The real price of a Sun Belt move
For retirement-age clients relocating to the Sun Belt, the savings they are counting on may not exist. Have a conversation before they sign the moving contract.

SEC drops accounting fraud case against ex-Iconix CEO
The long-running lawsuit against the founder of the apparel licenser accused him of inflating the company's revenue and earnings more than a decade ago.

Firms warn about IRS CP53E notice scams
Accounting firms are seeing an increase in scams involving the notices the IRS is sending to taxpayers when they don't provide their direct deposit information.

Frazier & Deeter adds Minneapolis firm
The Top 50 Firm acquired Minneapolis-based Copeland Buhl, marking its first expansion into the Midwest.