XBRL, IFRS Gain Footholds
Despite the uncertainty about timetables and roadmaps.
In a Grant Thornton survey of senior financial executives, 26% say their companies are already using XBRL and 16% say they’re on board with IFRS.
Changing of the Guard: NASBA CEO Costello to Retire
Bishop, Hanley move up. Cote sets retirement.
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has announced two executive promotions — one new chief operating officer of NASBA and one president and CEO position of the organization’s subsidiary Professional Credential Services (PCS).
Costello
Ken Bishop, who joined NASBA in 2007, has been promoted to chief operating officer (COO) and will continue in his role as senior vice president. Former COO and current executive vice president, Joseph T. Cote, CPA, will retire from his post effective January 1, 2011.
Former vice president of PCS, Denise Hanley, has been promoted to president and CEO. Hanley will succeed Bishop in this position.
This Week’s Top Ten CPA Links
What accountants are reading for the week ended April 30, 2010.
Click and read:
1. Economy Tops Busy Season Problems [SURVEY]
2. Salaries Up for New Accounting Grads
3. How Three Little Letters Might Have Prevented the Global Financial Meltdown
4. Fox News’ John Stossel blames the tax accountants?!
5. The Federal HIRE Act: A Win-Win for Business and the Workplace
6. The Big Mistake CPAs Make in Client Service
7. How Do Accountants Define “Success?” [SURVEY]
8. Fishing for New Clients: Rule No. 1
9. Top Techs in Six Key Areas for CPA Firms
10. Eleven Top Trends for Local Accounting Firms in 2010
Source: CPA Trendlines Twitter stream
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