In April 2004, FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) created a joint project on financial statement presentation. The project is part of the memorandum of understanding between ...

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation has published a set of near-final examples showing how companies can improve the reporting of uncertainties in their financial statements ...

The members of a company's board of directors are responsible for setting overall policy and are ultimately answerable to shareholders for the financial health of the organization. In order to ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

The Accounting Review, Vol. 71, No. 4 (Oct., 1996), pp. 443-465 (23 pages) This study empirically tests the prediction that the inclusion of larger proportions of outside members on the board of ...

Even if you provide completely accurate numbers during a financial presentation, you can give misleading information, a lack of context, and a report that leaves attendees scratching their heads.