Grant Thornton LLP Survey of Senior Financial Executives

Twice a year Grant Thornton LLP conducts a survey of senior financial executives across the United States, once in the spring, and again in the fall. Questions explore a wide range of topics, from the state of the economy, to specific accounting and tax pronouncements, to issues impacting boards and directors. The Spring 2010 survey was conducted from March 22 through April 5, 2010, with 496 U.S. CFOs and senior comptrollers participating.

Download the survey results.

To access press releases presenting selected results from the Spring 2010 survey, use the links below.

4/9	National CFO survey finds weak job market to continue over next six months -- respondents say best way to create jobs is to cut tax rates
4/16	National survey finds employee wages and bonuses to remain stagnant over next six months
5/6	A third of public companies have no plans to use XBRL – despite SEC mandate requiring XBRL use by 2011
5/7	Grant Thornton LLP CFO survey: Majority see state taxes increasing, say state and local tax compliance more demanding than federal
5/25	National CFO Survey finds surprising support for both fair value and amortized cost on the balance sheet but negligible support for using fair value to measure income
5/26	Survey finds tax departments more concerned with getting it right than aggressive tax planning
5/27	National CFO Survey finds majority support reforming lease accounting; don’t agree on measurement