Audit & Accounting

The American Institute of CPAs’ Peer Review Board has released an exposure draft containing proposed revisions to the guidance for the standards governing CPA firm peer reviews.

Organizations worldwide lose an estimated 5 percent of their annual revenues to fraud, potentially amounting to over $2.9 trillion, according to a new study.

Goodwill impairments at U.S.-based companies fell dramatically last year, according to a new study.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has released updated staff guidance to help accounting firms outside the U.S. to register with the board even if their countries do not allow the PCAOB to inspect them or answer some of the questions on a PCAOB application form.

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The Federal Trade Commission has further delayed enforcement of the so-called “Red Flags” Rule for identity theft prevention until Dec. 31, while Congress considers legislation that would affect the scope of entities covered by the rule.

The California Society of CPAs has honored seven CPAs with its Women to Watch Awards at its recent Women's Leadership Forum here.

The International Accounting Standards Board has proposed changes in the standards for presenting items under other comprehensive income.

President Barack hosted a group of award-winning small business owners from around the country in the White House Rose Garden and used the occasion to prod Congress to pass the administration’s Small Business Jobs Package.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued an eagerly anticipated exposure draft of a proposed accounting standards update for financial instruments, a major sticking point in FASB’s efforts to converge U.S. GAAP with International Financial Reporting Standards.