IFAC to G20: Governments Should Practice What They Preach, Follow Rules Like the Ones They Set for Public Companies

In a letter issued this week, the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the global organization for the accountancy profession with members and associates in more than 120 countries, calls for broad and swift action by the G-20 leaders at their June 26-27 meeting in Toronto, Canada, to greatly improve government transparency and accountability as a means toward global fiscal sustainability.