Audit & Accounting

How do accounting firms pivot toward stability and year-round growth? It starts with three key elements.

AICPA chair Lexy Kessler looks ahead at the challenges and opportunities that are facing the profession, and what accountants need to do to be ready for them.

Accounting firms are reporting bigger profits and more clients, according to a new report.

The Securities and Exchange Commission appointed Kurt Hohl, a former partner at Ernst & Young, as its new chief accountant, effective July 7.

The New York State Legislature passed a bill establishing an additional pathway to CPA licensure, and another bill authorizing the use of electronic signatures.

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation has posted profiles of 17 of the 36 jurisdictions that have either adopted or used the disclosures.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned Heaton & Co. and one of its partners, Kristofer Heaton, for failing to properly document five audits.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is making plans in case it inherits the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's duties if the tax bill passes.

U.S. accountants who advise small and midsized businesses are feeling less confident this year, according to a new survey.

Accounting controls stand out as an often-overlooked domain—straightforward to implement and highly impactful for improving business resilience and continuity.