Robinhood CFO sells $1.2M in shares following dropped SEC investigation

The sale comes as the platform is eyeing further expansion into the industry and follows on the heels of the SEC dropping an investigation into Robinhood’s crypto unit. 

By Grace Noto • Feb. 28, 2025

[Podcast] Modern Tax Compliance

Stay ahead of tax compliance with Modern Tax Compliance, a new Sovos podcast covering regulations, real-time monitoring, and digital assets.

By CFO Dive's studioID • Feb. 28, 2025

US faces ‘serious questions’ on corruption safeguards, watchdog says

The decline in the perception of U.S. anti-corruption safeguards preceded an executive order by President Donald Trump pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 27, 2025

New AICPA CEO vows to be ‘vocal’ if IRS cuts affect service

Mark Koziel is taking the accounting organization’s reins as the industry faces headwinds related to taxes, the PCAOB and CPA licensure reform.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 27, 2025

Super Micro internal control flagged in delayed 10-K filing

The AI server maker’s shares jumped about 12% Wednesday after it said it had “regained compliance” with Nasdaq filing requirements.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 26, 2025

Anti-ESG groups intensify activism early in 2025 proxy season

Opposition to corporate sustainability efforts has grown in recent years, culminating in an anti-ESG order by President Donald Trump last month.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 26, 2025

PCAOB fines PwC Israel $2.7M for exam answer sharing

Monetary penalties imposed by the PCAOB during Biden’s presidency were over six times higher than those seen during the first Trump administration, according to a recent report.  

By Grace Noto • Feb. 26, 2025

DOGE layoffs could trigger wider unemployment, slow economy: Apollo

Signs of economic weakness have emerged, with the murky outlook for U.S. tariff and other policies eroding sentiment among consumers and purchasing managers.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 24, 2025

Tax preparers urge Congress to protect IRS data amid DOGE advances

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has sparked privacy concerns as it has sought to tap into federal databases in its effort to cut costs and root out fraud.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 21, 2025

Trade wars 101: A look back at tariffs

Behind the Tariff Act of 1930, the current trade war is the second broadest over the last century, Tax Foundation Senior Economist Alex Durante says.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 18, 2025

Super Micro says DOJ, SEC subpoenaed documents

The AI server maker’s accounting has drawn scrutiny in the wake of a highly critical report on the company from the now-defunct short-seller Hindenburg Research.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 12, 2025

C-suite at odds over responsibility, innovation as AI tools mature

Leaders agree there's a significant gap between innovation and safety as a global debate over the technology's regulation plays out.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 12, 2025

Global tax deal awaits US ask, KPMG exec says

KPMG’s global tax leader Grant Wardell-Johnson views President Trump’s decision to exit the global tax deal as a broad opening salvo that could lead to negotiations.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 10, 2025

CFPB’s future hangs in the balance after a wild weekend

Headquarters-based staff will work remotely this week after a new acting chief halted agency supervision and enforcement and told the Fed he wouldn't take any unappropriated funding next quarter.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 10, 2025

Tesla CFO, board members offload millions in stock

The sales occurred after board members, including Kimbal Musk, agreed to pay a collective $919 million back to the EV maker to settle claims of excessive compensation last month.

By Grace Noto • Feb. 7, 2025

PCAOB warns auditors of risks from lax oversight of specialists

Specialists who use artificial intelligence pose a growing challenge to auditors and, in turn, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 6, 2025

CFOs prep for tax policy impacts: Grant Thornton

CFOs are feeling more upbeat about economic prospects following the U.S. election, but still face uncertainty when it comes to tax or regulatory policy shifts.

By Grace Noto • Feb. 6, 2025

ADM to slash up to 700 roles as work to fix reporting problems continues

The agricultural company’s CFO Monish Patolawala said the company is making progress on its effort to “lift” the material weakness related to its financial reporting. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 4, 2025

Companies reduce philanthropy aimed at boosting racial, gender equality

Change in “corporate citizenship” initiatives coincide with a federal backlash against efforts to promote sustainability in the private and public sectors.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 4, 2025

US manufacturing grows despite risk of tariff-triggered trade war

Confidence among manufacturers last month rose to the highest level in nearly three years.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 3, 2025

Flutterwave CFO keeps eye on ‘sustainable’ profitability

It’s important to prioritize enabling stable revenue and solid profitability given the macroeconomic volatility in the African markets where Flutterwave operates, CFO Mitesh Popat said.

By Grace Noto • Feb. 3, 2025

Trump’s softer-touch SEC may ease CFO regulatory burden

By slimming the SEC’s budget, headcount and regulatory scope, a new agency chief would fall in step with Trump’s cost-cutting and efficiency campaign.

By Jim Tyson • Jan. 30, 2025

Big Four, Apple weigh in on FASB’s proposed software guidance

While changes were suggested, many of the 32 respondents expressed general support for the broader effort to update the accounting guidance that has been untouched for decades.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 28, 2025

Trump crypto executive order bars agencies from establishing CBDCs

While barring CBDCs, the order leaves space for the establishment of privately-issued “stablecoins” and creates a presidential crypto working group.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 24, 2025

SCOTUS rejects higher standard for overtime exemptions

The ruling is a “win” for businesses and “sets a consistent national standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” attorneys at Fisher Phillips wrote.

By Caroline Colvin • Jan. 17, 2025