Auditing
Check here for news on auditing firms, the Big Four, trends in the audit profession, auditing standards, and public company audit firm regulators like the PCAOB and standard-setters like the IAASB.
New York State AG Proposes to Reform Charity Laws
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the chairmen of some key legislative committees have proposed a major overhaul of state laws governing the nonprofit sector in the first major reforms in 40 years. Read more »
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PCAOB Signs Enforcement Cooperation Agreement with Chinese Regulators
May 24, 2013The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board said Friday that it has entered into a memorandum... Read more »
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PCAOB Exposes Further Problems with Ernst & Young Audits
May 23, 2013The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has made public previously confidential quality... Read more »
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ACL Launches Analytics 10 with GRC Integration
May 21, 2013Audit and risk management product maker ACL has released ACL Analytics version 10—formerly... Read more »
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Transparency in Fraud Fighting
May 17, 2013Fraud fighters today face many of the same challenges as they did at the start of the last... Read more »
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KPMG Tops Q1 SEC Audit Wins
May 16, 2013Big Four firm KPMG led the pack among large and national firms in the market for Securities and... Read more »
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FASB Suggests Changes to GAAP Taxonomy
May 16, 2013The Financial Accounting Standards Board is looking for comment on proposed structural changes to... Read more »
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FASB, IASB Propose Major Changes to Lease Accounting
May 16, 2013The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board have... Read more »
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COSO Releases Updated Internal Control Framework
May 14, 2013The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission issued its long-awaited... Read more »
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Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Costs on the Rise
May 14, 2013Compliance costs for Sarbanes-Oxley and external audit fees both increased last year, according... Read more »
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CAQ Advises PCAOB on Audit Quality Indicators
May 13, 2013The Center for Audit Quality has written to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to... Read more »
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U.K. Audit Watchdog to Investigate KPMG over Car Dealership Audits
May 9, 2013The United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council said Thursday that it has opened an... Read more »
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Study Examines Role of Auditors in Financial Fraud
May 9, 2013A new academic study funded by the Center for Audit Quality scrutinizes the role of the external... Read more »
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Audit Committees Worldwide Confront Similar Challenges
May 7, 2013The U.S.-based Center for Audit Quality has teamed up with two organizations in Europe and... Read more »
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Pennsylvania Town Settles Fraud Charges with SEC
May 7, 2013The City of Harrisburg, Pa., has settled securities fraud charges with the Securities and... Read more »
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Tax Season by the Numbers
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The IRS recently released statistics covering the year to May 10, 2013.
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The AICPA's annual list of IT priorities for accounting firms.
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