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Want better writing in your financial reports?

There are two camps when it comes to writing financial reports. In one school: Plain-language adherents, who have taken the SEC's recommendations to heart and try to render the complex issues in... Read more...

Update: Interactive financial reports

The movement to adopt interactive financial reports, which most agree is a good idea, has not really taken off in the U.S. Extensible... Read more...

Accounting errors persist, tiny companies in hotseat

Sarbanes-Oxley has had a palpable effect on corporate restatements, which correct mistakes on financial reports. After a flurry of restatements, large market-cap companies are showing progress.... Read more...

Fannie sues KPMG for negligence

Fannie Mae has filed a massive lawsuit against its auditor, KPMG, for approving what turned out to be dubious financial reports from 2001 to 2003. The misreporting was perhaps the most massive... Read more...

SEC and bondholder deadlines debated

Is the deadline to supply financial statements to the SEC and the deadline to supply them to bondholders one and the same? The issue is on the front burner these days because so many companies... Read more...