Addressing your business concerns

These brief reports describe a current issue of business concern, highlight the major ramifications to companies, offer PwC's perspective, and close with Q&A addressing some key questions surrounding each issue.

Previous reports:

• PCAOB Proposed Auditor Reporting Model Changes: Evaluating auditor assurance on information outside of the financial statements
• PCAOB Proposed Auditor Reporting Model Changes: Evaluating auditor's discussion and analysis
• PCAOB Proposed Auditor Reporting Model Changes: Evaluating expanded use of emphasis paragraphs
• The path forward for international standards in the United States: Considering possible alternatives
• Accounting for income taxes: It's time for a comprehensive review
• Export control reforms: How will aerospace and defense companies operating in the global economy be impacted? The White House envisions a comprehensive reform of the export control system
• Reducing complexity: Our proposal to address this challenge
• Finding the right pace for standard setting: Priority project timelines extended — quality cited
• Setting private company accounting standards: Recent recommendations miss the mark
• HR Business Process Outsourcing
• Managing accounting change: Promoting quality implementations
• Disclosure of loss contingencies
• Financial reporting for private companies
• Exporting food to the US: US regulators take a risk-based approach to imported food
• Team-based learning
• Slowing down the pace of standard setting
• Keeping your top talent
• New SEC rule prompts companies to disclose how their boards oversee risks: What does the SEC's new rule intend to achieve, and how do the resultant proxy disclosures measure up?
• The future of leasing
• OTC Derivatives: Should all customized derivatives be standardized?
• Economic turmoil catches cleantech: After meteoric rise, VC funding of cleantech plunges
• Rethinking the path to global accounting standards: Removing the uncertainty from transition
• Cleantech nation: Cleantech playing a central role in the national recovery agenda
• S&P's fresh look at risk: A company's credit rating will reflect its ability to handle risk
• A proposal to improve fair value accounting
• The Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program: Understanding the new private sector preparedness program
• Fair value accounting: Is it an appropriate measure of value for today’s financial instruments?
• Regulatory overhaul: Assessing Treasury’s blueprint for modernizing financial regulation