Audit & Accounting

The idea behind Sarbanes-Oxley was that public companies require an extra layer of accounting checks and internal controls that private companies do not in order to protect average investors.

Dysfunctional and manual financial reporting processes are expected to cost U.S. businesses $7.8 billion this year, according to a new report.

As companies rush to set climate goals, some aren’t even getting the basics quite right when it comes to accounting for greenhouse-gas emissions.

The Center for Audit Quality began a new initiative to bring more young people into the accounting profession, particularly from Black and Latino backgrounds.

Corporate governance received a grade of B- and has slipped over the past year, according to a new survey of chief audit executives.

Six former employers at the auditing giant are accused of acting “with a lack of integrity in dishonestly or recklessly misleading the regulator.”

The network saw rising demand from business clients needing help with recovering from the pandemic.

The board has a new leader, Erica Williams, after its new chair was sworn in Monday by the Securities and Exchange Commission in a virtual ceremony.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs awarded $1,200 each to 10 more of its members to help offset tuition costs in the program's second year.

Nonprofit organizations grew their operating reserves over the last year and experienced other positive changes, according to a new survey.