An activist group is urging international audit institutions to end all their engagement with the government’s auditor general.

North American accountants, however, felt more upbeat than most.

Stuart Smith, a former audit director, took responsibility for misleading the U.K. audit watchdog, and said he was “reckless” as to whether he was misleading inspectors.

Accountants are seeking out more satisfying places to work where they can realize their career goals or just be able to balance their work and personal lives better.

The Florida Institute of CPAs held an annual in-person event Wednesday to meet one-on-one with lawmakers in the state capitol in Tallahassee.

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.

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.