Consumer markets accounting and reporting insights: December 2025

Consumer markets hot topics

Consumer markets: accounting and reporting insights is a quarterly summary for the consumer markets industry. It provides an overview of emerging economic, accounting, reporting and regulatory matters relevant to the industry.

This edition includes the following hot topics:

  • Strategy for business
    • Retail’s invisible focus group: testing strategy before it hits the shelf
    • The Gen Z paradox: spending less, expecting more
    • Cash is making a comeback
    • PwC’s 2025 responsible AI survey: from policy to practice
    • 2026 Deals outlook
  • Accounting and financial reporting hot topics
    • Closing statements: insights for controllers at quarter end
    • New FASB standards
    • Accounting implications of tariffs
    • Accounting for the 2025 US tax reform podcast
  • Regulatory update
    • SEC comment letter trends

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Matthew McCann

Matthew McCann

Partner, National Quality Organization - Accounting Services Group, PwC US

Laura Thonn

Laura Thonn

Consumer Markets & Industrial Products Assurance Leader, PwC US

Brian Crane

Brian Crane

Global Consumer Markets Assurance Leader, Partner, PwC US

Ali Furman

Ali Furman

Consumer Markets Industry Leader, PwC US

Jaime Jones  Sasson

Jaime Jones Sasson

Consumer Markets Assurance Leader, PwC US

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