Audit & Accounting

The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose a series of reforms to credit-rating agencies to curb practices that led to trouble in the credit markets.

Payroll-processing service Paychex has added an auto-enrollment feature that allows employers to automatically sign up employees to participate in a 401(k) plan.

No matter how much money your client has, it's crucial to have a basic estate plan simply because such a plan will then ensure that the financial goals of the client are met after the client dies.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has adopted rules requiring public accounting firms to submit reports at least once a year on fees, disciplinary actions and other information that will be posted on the PCAOB Web site.

The timeline for adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards in the United States faces several hurdles, including the long-delayed appointment of several SEC commissioners.

No matter how much money your client has, it's crucial to have a basic estate plan simply because such a plan will then ensure that the financial goals of the client are met after the client dies.

Prosecutors unsealed indictments against former Broadcom CEO Henry T. Nicholas III and CFO William J. Ruehle on charges of stock options backdating, along with allegations that Nicholas spiked the drinks of technology executives with ecstasy and organized a lavish drug party at a warehouse.

No matter how much money your client has, it's crucial to have a basic estate plan simply because such a plan will then ensure that the financial goals of the client are met after the client dies.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an exposure draft of a proposed standard on accounting for hedging activities.

No matter how much money your client has, it's crucial to have a basic estate plan simply because such a plan will then ensure that the financial goals of the client are met after the client dies.