Financial Reporting


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    Rivian to pay $250M to settle IPO fraud suit

    The settlement agreement will enable Rivian to “focus its resources” on the launch of its upcoming R2 vehicle, the company said Thursday, denying any wrongdoing.

    By Oct. 24, 2025
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    Tesla CFO throws weight behind $1T Musk pay package

    Tesla’s special committee “did an amazing job in constructing this plan for the benefit of the shareholders,” CFO Vaibhav Taneja said Wednesday.  

    By Oct. 23, 2025
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    Financial reporting enters a new age

    Finance leaders are increasingly relying on metrics including churn, net promoter score and customer growth to reveal company performance in a way traditional GAAP measures cannot.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    Customer success strategies linked to post-earnings gains

    Customer success has become an essential strategy for sustaining growth and investor confidence in a volatile economy, a study found.

    By Oct. 23, 2025
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    Wonder Bread maker names former Total Wine exec CFO

    The finance leadership change comes after the food giant reported disappointing second-quarter earnings results.

    By Oct. 22, 2025
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    FASB reckons with higher-than-expected lease accounting costs

    Nearly a decade after issuing lease accounting standards in 2016, the FASB is finishing a formal review of the rules.

    By Oct. 22, 2025
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    GM CFO expects EV demand to stabilize despite ‘choppy’ market

    The automaker has already seen a “significant pullback” in EV demand in October, CFO Paul Jacobson said — but GM expects the market to stabilize in 2026. 

    By Oct. 22, 2025
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    AICPA asks IRS for employer protections on tips, overtime deductions

    While the IRS has released guidelines on Trump’s new tax rules related to tips and overtime, the AICPA says employers are still uncertain about their reporting obligations.

    By Oct. 21, 2025
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    B&M reveals freight cost accounting error as CFO quits

    The U.K.-based discount retailer said it failed to correctly recognize about £7 million ($9.39 million) of overseas freight costs in its cost of goods sold.

    By Oct. 20, 2025
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    Warehouse market ‘found its footing,’ Prologis CFO says

    The San Francisco-based industrial real estate giant raised its 2025 earnings guidance as executives painted a brighter picture of improved customer demand.

    By Oct. 16, 2025
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    Quarterly reporting cadence can push CFOs to ‘suboptimal’ decisions

    A return to semi- or biannual reporting could give CFOs more decision-making runway and free up resources to be put back into the business, Zuora COFO Todd McElhatton said.  

    By Oct. 15, 2025
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    Michigan tees up tweaked CPA pathways bill

    The Great Lakes Sate’s legislators have developed a new draft that is poised to replace the original CPA pathways legislation introduced last month.

    By Oct. 14, 2025
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    Walmart exec to replace retiring PepsiCo CFO

    PepsiCo’s incoming CFO, Steve Schmitt, is set to receive an annual base salary of $900,000, plus a hefty sign-on bonus, of which $2 million will be paid immediately.

    By Oct. 9, 2025
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    ‘Aptitude for accuracy’: Key skills for the future tax department

    In looking to build space for AI, tax and finance leaders are still prioritizing core finance skills that can ensure accuracy, Vertex’s Michael Bernard said.

    By Oct. 9, 2025
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    IRS shuts down most operations after depleting unused funds

    The IRS closed up just a week after its inspector general warned that sweeping cuts to the agency’s payroll this year may impair operations during the coming tax season.

    By Oct. 8, 2025
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    Campbell’s taps Hershey finance vet for CFO chair

    The transition is among a series of food industry CFO moves this year, adding to announcements by Innovative Food and Simply Good Foods.

    By Oct. 8, 2025
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    Hedge-accounting, crypto among rulemaking asks before FASB

    The Financial Accounting Standards Board is weighing feedback it has received in more than 100 comment letters as well as meetings, which it will use to set agenda priorities.

    By Oct. 8, 2025
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    Silvaco’s new CFO to prioritize predictability

    Chris Zegarelli is looking to improve sentiment and make the business “more predictable” as he settles into Silvaco’s CFO seat, he told CFO Dive.

    By Oct. 6, 2025
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    Governor signs California’s CPA pathways bill into law

    California joins 21 other states that have put new laws on the books establishing certified public accountant licensing paths that don’t require 150 college credit hours.

    By Updated Oct. 6, 2025
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    5 key takeaways from CFO Live 2025

    Today’s CFOs still put a premium on top-tier financial skills and know-how, even as technologies, talent requirements and business needs continue to change.

    By Oct. 2, 2025
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    Nike expects $1.5B in tariff costs this year, CFO says

    The company raised its estimate due to new reciprocal tariff rates that have taken effect since the last quarter, CFO Matthew Friend said.

    By Oct. 1, 2025
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    FASB pubs updated derivatives scope guidance

    The update is aimed at fighting “scope creep,” with existing derivative standards having been applied too often, FASB Chair Richard Jones said.

    By Sept. 30, 2025
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    Stellantis appoints new CFO in latest leadership shakeup

    GE alum Joao Laranjo will take the financial reins as Stellantis looks to recover from a “rough period” during its first half, when the company saw tariff expenses hit approximately 330 million euros.

    By Sept. 29, 2025
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    CFOs delay spending: Where to find liquidity when budgets are frozen

    Freezing spend feels safe but CFOs risk being left behind. Learn how to unlock liquidity.

    By Eric Linn, CEO of Oak Point Partners • Sept. 29, 2025
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    FASB mulls feedback on recognition of intangibles

    The FASB received over 40 comment letters on whether it should update guidance on recognizing intangibles.

    By Colleen Lutolf • Sept. 26, 2025
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    Costco CFO calls hot dog combo important amid ‘economic uncertainty’

    In fiscal 2025, the warehouse club retailer sold over 245 million hot dog and soda “combos,” said finance chief Gary Millerchip.

    By Sept. 26, 2025