Audit & Accounting

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has reached an agreement with Norway’s Financial Services Authority that will allow the regulators to conduct joint inspections of PCAOB-registered audit firms in Norway.

As part of our Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting report, we asked the candidates how likely they thought it would be that we will see separate accounting standards for private and public companies in the U.S. in the near future, and if they thought it likely, what form they thought it would take.

As part of our Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting report, we asked the candidates: "What is the most important issue currently facing the accounting profession?"

IMGCAP(1)]Our annual list of the thought leaders and change-makers who are shaping the future of the profession.

IMGCAP(1)]Check out the digital edition of the September 2011 issue of Accounting Today.

Accounting Today released its inaugural Accountants Confidence Index today, revealing that the accounting profession has serious concerns about the state of the economy.

An international committee has unveiled a draft framework for combining financial reporting with other aspects of an organization’s performance, including the environmental and social context.

Deloitte has released a report showing progress in how large public companies report their board’s role in risk oversight.

Accounting Today and business outsourcing solutions giant ADP have formed a strategic partnership with the introduction of the Executive Research Council, whose members will be surveyed each month to create the new Accountants Confidence Index.