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DeWayne Searcy

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  1. 3h ago

    The Ledger, Edition No. 154 for Thursday, September 10, 2026

    Journal of Accountancy — FASB proposes several incremental improvements to GAAP  https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/sep/fasb-proposes-several-incremental-improvements-to-gaap/  PCAOB — PCAOB Posts Discussion Materials From Summer 2026 Meetings of the Inspections Modernization Council  https://pcaobus.org/news-events/news-releases/news-release-detail/pcaob-announces-members-of-the-inspections-modernization-council  Greenberg Traurig — SEC Creates Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division  https://www.gtlaw.com/en/insights/2026/8/sec-creates-financial-reporting-and-accounting-unit-in-enforcement-division  CFO Brew — RIP, 150-hour rule  https://www.cfobrew.com/stories/rip-150-hour-rule  UWorld / Efficient Learning — CPA Exam Pass Rates – Updated with Q1 2026 Results  https://accounting.uworld.com/cpa-review/cpa-exam/pass-rates/  University of Houston Bauer College — Undergraduate Programs - Accounting  https://www.bauer.uh.edu/departments/accy/undergraduate/  Journal of Accounting Research — Profit Persistence in the U.S. Audit Market  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1475-679X.70029  IRS — IR-2026-108  https://www.irs.gov/newsroom  SEC — SEC Proposes Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules  https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-49-sec-proposes-rescission-climate-related-disclosure-rules  ACCWire — Accounting Firms Using AI in 2026: Tools and Examples  https://www.accwire.com/accounting-firms-ai-2026/  ABC News — KPMG to cut almost 400 jobs from Australian arm as it loses contracts after audit leaks scandal  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/kpmg-restructure-job-cuts-after-whistleblower-audit-leak-scandal/107070260  IFRS Foundation — IASB issues IFRS 20 to improve financial reporting for companies subject to rate regulation  https://www.ifrs.org/news-and-events/news/2026/05/iasb-issues-ifrs-20/— 12 to KNOW Automation

  2. 3h ago

    Your 12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Thursday, September 10, 2026

    AP — Trump and Vance Will Keynote the Republicans' Midterm convention in Texas  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/9/republican-midterm-convention-2026-what-to-know-about-trumps-dallas-event  CBS News — Live Updates: RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas  https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/live-updates/2026-rnc-midterm-convention-dallas-live-updates/  NPR — Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady landing before Miami crash, flight data indicates  https://www.npr.org/2026/09/09/g-s1-142482/cargo-plane-crash-miami  CBS News — NTSB set to interview pilots of Amazon cargo plane that crashed in Miami  https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/miami-amazon-cargo-plane-crash-ntsb-investigation-9-8-2026/  NPR — National Guard member arrested in DC, accused of drawing gun on fellow Guard member  https://www.npr.org/2026/09/09/nx-s1-5962678/national-guard-arrested  Washington Times — National Guardsman arrested in D.C. after pulling gun on fellow trooper  https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/8/national-guardsman-arrested-dc-pulling-gun-fellow-trooper/  Fox Weather — Record heat across Central US to continue through at least Friday  WORLD/AP — Thursday morning news: September 10, 2026  https://wng.org/podcasts/thursday-morning-news-september-10-2026-1788965539  Al Jazeera — Iran war updates: US hits Iranian tankers, IRGC attacks US base in Jordan  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/9/9/iran-war-live-us-hits-iranian-tankers-irgc-attacks-us-base-in-jordan  Kyiv Post — Ukraine News Today: Breaking Updates & Live Coverage - September 10, 2026  https://www.kyivpost.com/thread/84155  Bloomberg — UK, France and Canada Impose Sanctions on Israeli Settlements  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-08/uk-france-and-canada-impose-sanctions-on-israeli-settlements  The Week — Israel faces deepening isolation as Western allies target West Bank settlements  https://www.theweek.in/news/middle-east/2026/09/09/israel-faces-deepening-isolation-as-western-allies-target-west-bank-settlements.html  Reuters — ECB set to raise rates in September, but then done  https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0903/1590203-ecb-to-raise-rates-a-second-time-this-month-economists/  Bloomberg/CNBC — ECB expected to raise interest rates amid elevated inflation, energy risks  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/stock-market-today-live-updates.html  CNBC — Apple event 2026: Folding iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, added AI features and more  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/apple-event-today-live-updates.html  TechCrunch — How to watch Apple's foldable iPhone announcement  https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/how-to-watch-apples-foldable-iphone-announcement/  FXStreet — Forex Today: ECB rate decision, US producer inflation data to lift volatility  https://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-today-ecb-rate-decision-us-producer-inflation-data-to-lift-volatility-202609100812  Good News Network — 22-yo with Down Syndrome Becomes Certified Fitness Instructor, Leads Class of 60  https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/22-yo-with-down-syndrome-becomes-certified-fitness-instructor-leads-class-of-60-at-local-gym/  KSL — 22-year-old Kaysville woman with Down syndrome becomes certified fitness instructor  https://www.ksl.com/article/51620257/22-year-old-kaysville-woman-with-down-syndrome-becomes-certified-fitness-instructor  AP — TSA brings back gate access for some people without plane tickets 25 years after 9/11  https://thebusinessjournal.com/tsa-gateside-precheck-gate-access/  NPR — TSA brings back gate access for some people without plane tickets 25 years after 9/11  https://www.npr.org/2026/09/09/g-s1-142480/tsa-gate-access-25-years-after-9-11  Washington Post — 25 years after 9/11, TSA is bringing back gate access for some people without tickets  https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2026/09/09/25-years-after-911-tsa-is-bringing-back-gate-access-some-people-without-tickets/— 12 to KNOW Automation

  3. 1d ago

    The Ledger, Edition No. 153 for Wednesday, September 9, 2026

    Journal of Accountancy — FASB proposes several incremental improvements to GAAP  https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/sep/fasb-proposes-several-incremental-improvements-to-gaap/  CLS Blue Sky Blog — Are the Big Four Auditors' PCAOB Inspection Results Too Good to Be True?  http://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2026/09/09/are-the-big-four-auditors-pcaob-inspection-results-too-good-to-be-true/  O'Melveny — SEC Launches Unit Focused on Disclosure and Accounting Fraud  https://www.omm.com/insights/alerts-publications/sec-launches-unit-focused-on-disclosure-and-accounting-fraud/  CFO Brew — RIP, 150-hour rule  https://www.cfobrew.com/stories/rip-150-hour-rule  UWorld — CPA Exam Pass Rates – Updated with Q1 2026 Results  https://accounting.uworld.com/cpa-review/cpa-exam/pass-rates/  University of Houston Bauer College — Undergraduate Programs - Accounting | Bauer College at UH  https://www.bauer.uh.edu/departments/accy/undergraduate/  The Accounting Review / ResearchGate — The Accounting Review, August 2026 issue  https://www.researchgate.net/journal/The-Accounting-Review-1558-7967  Current Federal Tax Developments — Rev. Proc. 2026-32, September 4, 2026  https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/  EcoVadis / Foley Hoag — SEC Climate Disclosure Rule: Current Status and What to Know in 2026  https://ecovadis.com/regulations/sec-climate-risk-disclosure-rule/  The CPA Journal — Evaluating the Use of AI in Financial Statement Audits  https://www.cpajournal.com/2026/09/02/evaluating-the-use-of-ai-in-financial-statement-audits/  ABC News Australia — KPMG to cut almost 400 jobs from Australian arm as it loses contracts after audit leaks scandal  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/kpmg-restructure-job-cuts-after-whistleblower-audit-leak-scandal/107070260  IFRS Foundation — IASB issues IFRS 20 to improve financial reporting for companies subject to rate regulation  https://www.ifrs.org/news-and-events/news/2026/05/iasb-issues-ifrs-20/— 12 to KNOW Automation

  4. 1d ago

    Your 12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Wednesday, September 9, 2026

    CNN — All 5 killed when Amazon cargo plane overran runway were in a cleaning crew van, sheriff says  https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/us/amazon-cargo-plane-crash-how  ABC News — 'Utter devastation': NTSB investigation underway after Amazon cargo plane crash leaves 5 dead, 5 injured  https://abcnews.com/US/cargo-plane-overruns-runway-miami-international-airport-faa/story?id=136242081  NPR — Scene at Miami airport where five died described as 'utter devastation'  https://www.npr.org/2026/09/06/nx-s1-5959749/amazon-cargo-plane-crashes-at-miami-airport  NBC News — Republican John Sununu and Democrat Chris Pappas win New Hampshire Senate primaries  https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/chris-pappas-john-sununu-new-hampshire-senate-primary-winner-rcna596479  Reuters — Pappas, Sununu win New Hampshire US Senate primaries  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/pappas-sununu-win-new-hampshire-us-senate-primaries/ar-AA2bQG5C  NBC News — Conflicting court rulings leave Missouri's congressional map in limbo  https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/rejects-missouri-republicans-request-use-new-congressional-map-midterm-rcna596454  Missouri Independent — Republican officials ask US Supreme Court to overturn Missouri redistricting ruling  https://missouriindependent.com/2026/09/04/missouri-secretary-of-state-asks-court-to-pause-congressional-map-ruling/  CNBC — 2-year yield rises to highest since January 2025 after hot jobs report  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/04/treasurys-bonds-nonfarm-payrolls-unemployment-data.html  Bloomberg — Jobs Report Stokes Bets on Sept. Fed Rate Hike  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-04/jobs-report-stokes-bets-on-sept-fed-rate-hike-video  Bloomberg — Iran Targets Oil Tankers in Response to US Strikes  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-06/iran-says-it-targeted-oil-tankers-in-response-to-us-strikes  Al Jazeera — US, Iran engaged in tanker war: Where is the months-long conflict headed?  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/6/us-iran-engaged-in-tanker-war-where-is-the-months-long-conflict-headed  CNN — US military strikes three Iranian tankers in retaliation for missile attacks  https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/middleeast/iran-us-tanker-kharg-intl  Kyiv Post — Ukraine News Today: Breaking Updates & Live Coverage - September 9, 2026  https://www.kyivpost.com/thread/84067  Newsy Today — Ukraine-Russia War: Live Updates and Latest News for September 9  https://www.newsy-today.com/ukraine-russia-war-live-updates-and-latest-news-for-september-9/  NPR — World News and International Headlines  https://www.npr.org/sections/world/  Trading Economics — United States Stock Market Index  https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/stock-market  CNBC — Stock market news for Sept. 8, 2026  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/07/stock-market-tuesday-live-updates.html  SunnySkyz — "Aubry Is a Light": Woman With Down Syndrome Makes History as a Fitness Instructor  https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news— 12 to KNOW Automation

  5. 6d ago

    Happy Friday — 13 to KNOW, Edition No. 21 for Friday, September 4, 2026

    SOURCES:   StyleCaster / Yahoo — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's dog's name finally revealed   https://stylecaster.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/1234945789/travis-kelce-taylor-swift-dog/   Billboard / ABC News — Taylor Swift, Madonna lead 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations   https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/taylor-swift-madonna-lead-2026-mtv-video-music/story?id=135745451   NBC News — Selena Gomez and her mom accused of fraud over their mental health startup   https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/selena-gomez-mom-accused-fraud-mental-health-startup-rcna592411   Heavy — Taylor Swift News Conflicts With Travis Kelce's Chiefs Schedule   https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/taylor-swift-news-conflicts-with-travis-kelce-nfl-schedule/   PEOPLE / AOL — Taylor Swift Drops $50K Surprise On Connecticut Mom   https://www.aol.com/articles/taylor-swift-drops-50k-surprise-191835000.html   Elrisala / E! Online — Special meaning behind Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's dog's name revealed   https://www.elrisala.com/special-meaning-behind-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-dogs-name-revealed/   Elite Daily — Taylor Swift, New Dog Mom, May Have Teased Her Pup's Name In These Lyrics   https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-dog-name-wendy-folklore-tortured-poets-lyrics   Geo.tv — Taylor Swift returns to studio with Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff for TS13   https://www.geo.tv/latest/674842-taylor-swift-returns-to-studio-with-aaron-dessner-jack-antonoff-for-ts13   MyFaceHunter — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Dog Wendy Makes Her Fashion Debut   https://www.myfacehunter.com/2026/09/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-dog-wendy-name-revealed.html   The Hollywood Reporter — Harry Styles Jokes About Taylor Swift's Wedding During Madison Square Garden Concert   https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-taylor-swift-wedding-madison-square-garden-1236685019/ Long live. — 13 to KNOW Automation

  6. 6d ago

    The Ledger, Edition No. 148 for Friday, September 4, 2026

    Journal of Accountancy — FASB proposes several incremental improvements to GAAP  https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/sep/fasb-proposes-several-incremental-improvements-to-gaap/  Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting — PCAOB issues first enforcement order since January with Hong Kong audit firm sanctions  https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/pcaob-issues-first-enforcement-order-since-january-with-hong-kong-audit-firm-sanctions/  Quarles & Brady — SEC Establishes New Accounting Fraud Unit: What Public Companies, Auditors, and Executives Need to Know  https://www.quarles.com/newsroom/publications/sec-establishes-new-accounting-fraud-unit-what-public-companies-auditors-and-executives-need-to-know  Becker — Changing the 150 Credit Hour Requirement for CPA Licensure  https://www.becker.com/blog/cpa/150-credit-hours-cpa-a-tale-of-courses-and-creative-counting  UWorld — CPA Exam Pass Rates – Updated with Q1 2026 Results  https://accounting.uworld.com/cpa-review/cpa-exam/pass-rates/  Journal of Accountancy — Student enrollment in accounting continues to rise  https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/jun/student-enrollment-in-accounting-continues-to-rise/  ScienceDirect — Artificial intelligence and accounting research: a framework and agenda  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1467089525000363  Intuit Accountants — Key tax dates and to-do-list: September 2026  https://accountants.intuit.com/taxprocenter/tax-law-and-news/key-tax-dates-and-to-do-list-september-2026/  SEC.gov — SEC Proposes Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules  https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-49-sec-proposes-rescission-climate-related-disclosure-rules  ACCWire — Accounting Firms Using AI in 2026: Tools and Examples  https://www.accwire.com/accounting-firms-ai-2026/  SmartSuite — Big Four accounting firms cut jobs as economic pressures mount  https://www.smartsuite.com/news/big-four-job-cuts-amidst-economic-pressures  Grant Thornton — IFRS Alerts  https://www.grantthornton.global/en/insights/articles/ifrs-alerts/— 12 to KNOW Automation

  7. 6d ago

    Your 12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Friday, September 4, 2026

    AP — US government shutdown update 2026: House passes short-term funding bill  https://abc7news.com/post/us-government-shutdown-update-2026-house-passes-short-term-funding-bill-avoid-before-election/19776082/  CNBC — U.S. House votes to avoid government shutdown amid GOP hard-liner resistance  https://www.cnbc.com/white-house/  CBS News — Judge temporarily blocks Trump birthright citizenship order  https://www.cbsnews.com/tag/donald-trump/  Washington Post — Judge rules on Trump birthright citizenship executive order  https://www.washingtonpost.com/donald-trump/  CNBC — Kuwait confronts missile and drone attacks amid Iran hostilities  https://investinglive.com/news/preview-august-non-farm-payrolls-by-the-numbers/  Al Jazeera — US strikes hit wedding near Sirik, Iran  https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/israel-iran-conflict/  Bloomberg — Zelenskyy Threatens to Shut Air Traffic Over Russia With Drones  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-01/zelenskyy-threatens-to-shut-air-traffic-over-russia-with-drones  ABC News — Zelenskyy says foreign airlines suspend Russia flights  https://abcnews.com/International/zelenskyy-foreign-airlines-suspend-russia-flights-after-ukrainian/story?id=136164969  Washington Post — Norway seizes Russian vessel to enforce $4.22B Ukrainian arbitration claim  https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/09/03/norway-russia-vessel-seizure-arbitration-ukraine-crimea/d43758f6-a769-11f1-9e38-f705d048bd5a_story.html  AP — Norway seizes a Russian vessel in remote Arctic, drawing Putin's ire  https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/norway-seizes-russian-vessel-enforce-072959699.html  UPI — Norway seizes Russian ship at Svalbard  https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/09/03/norway-russian-ship-seized-svalbard/7501788471447/  CNBC — August 2026 jobs report: Payrolls projected up 53,000  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/03/august-2026-jobs-report-payrolls.html  Bloomberg — Nvidia Agrees to $13 Billion Deal for AI Platform Hugging Face  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-03/nvidia-agrees-to-13-billion-deal-for-ai-platform-hugging-face  CNBC — Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for almost $13 billion  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/03/nvidia-agrees-to-buy-hugging-face-for-almost-13-billion-ai-expansion.html  Euronews — Man lived with pig kidney for nine months before human transplant  https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/09/04/man-lived-with-pig-kidney-for-nine-months-before-human-transplant  Medical Xpress — Pig kidney xenotransplant successfully bridges patient to human transplant  https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-pig-kidney-xenotransplant-successfully-bridges.html  Explore.org — Fat Bear Week 2026 voting dates announced  https://explore.org/fat-bear-week  Katmai Conservancy — About Fat Bear Week  https://katmaiconservancy.org/fatbearweek— 12 to KNOW Automation

  8. Sep 3

    The Ledger, Edition No. 147 for Thursday, September 3, 2026

    Eide Bailly — What You Need to Know About New Accounting Standards – 2026 Accounting Standards Updates  https://www.eidebailly.com/insights/alerts/2026/2026-accounting-standards-updates  Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting — Audit Enforcement Actions Fall Sharply in 2025 Amid SEC and PCAOB Leadership Changes  https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/audit-enforcement-actions-fall-sharply-in-2025-amid-sec-and-pcaob-leadership-changes-report/  SEC.gov — SEC Establishes Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division  https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-72-sec-establishes-financial-reporting-accounting-unit-enforcement-division  Accounting Today — The 150-hour revolution in accounting  https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/the-150-hour-revolution-in-accounting  UWorld — CPA Exam Pass Rates – Updated with Q1 2026 Results  https://accounting.uworld.com/cpa-review/cpa-exam/pass-rates/  Journal of Accountancy — Student enrollment in accounting continues to rise  https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/jun/student-enrollment-in-accounting-continues-to-rise/  ResearchGate / Journal of Accounting Research — Taxes and Investment: Evidence from the "Halloween Massacre" of 2006  https://www.researchgate.net/journal/Journal-of-Accounting-Research-1475-679X  Current Federal Tax Developments — IRS enforcement campaign against abusive conservation easements  https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/  K&L Gates — SEC Proposes to Rescind Climate Disclosure Rules  https://www.klgates.com/thought-leadership/SEC-Proposes-to-Rescind-Climate-Disclosure-Rules-7-7-2026  Accounting Today — A big year for AI in accounting  https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/a-big-year-for-ai-in-accounting  Big4Accounting Firms — KPMG Layoffs 2026  https://big4accountingfirms.com/the-blog/kpmg-layoffs-2026/  Journal of Accountancy — A new top 5 firm: Grant Thornton acquiring fellow top 10 firm CBIZ  https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/jul/a-new-top-5-firm-grant-thornton-acquiring-fellow-top-10-firm-cbiz/— 12 to KNOW Automation

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Daily news, finance, and professional development for the next generation. Twelve stories. Everything you need to know. AI generated.