Audit & Accounting

The School of Accountancy at Georgia Southern University announced today that they will host a one-week seminar from Aug. 3-7 entitled, Essentials of Fraud and Forensic Accounting.The seminar is open to potential graduate students interested in pursuing a Master of Accounting with a concentration in Forensic Accounting, along with accountants, attorneys, and law enforcement professionals seeking continuing professional education (CPE) credit.

The International Accounting Standards Board issued an overview of its upcoming lease accounting standard Monday, saying it plans to complete its deliberations on the long-awaited standard this month and to issue the standard later this year.

Check out the digital edition of the March 2015 issue of Accounting Today.

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland and the South African Institute of Public Accountants have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a partnership to distribute an online CPA Certificate in International Public Sector Accounting Standards Financial Reporting in South Africa.

While the major international accounting firms no longer do business in Iran, the country’s own accounting firms have been faring well, according to a new report.

The Institute of Internal Auditors plans to launch a Financial Services Audit Center this summer to help internal auditors at financial firms.

Financial Accounting Foundation president and CEO Terri Polley sits down with Accounting Today managing editor Tamika Cody to share how the foundation plans to attract more people of color to the profession and why the FAF teamed up with the National Association of Black Accountants.

BDO USA has issued its annual list of the top issues it expects to be raised at the annual general meetings of shareholders during the coming year.

Pressure from within companies on internal auditors to go easy on their audits remains extensive and pervasive, according to new research.

Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite announced on Monday that it is the first to certify an application for electronic filing with the Indiana Department of Revenue, effective immediately. 90,000 Indiana S corporations will now be able to electronically file their 2014 annual business tax filings (IT-20S).