Audit & Accounting

The board staff issued guidance on some of the considerations auditors should have about the relevance and reliability of information they get from external sources and plan to use as audit evidence.

The struggling U.K. fashion retailer has failed to keep pace on price with its high-street rivals and has been closing stores.

The private sector gained 568,000 jobs in September, payroll giant ADP reported Wednesday, in the latest sign of a slowing, but steady economic recovery from the pandemic.

Gabriela Figueiredo Dias will become the first chairwoman of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants on Jan. 1, 2022.

The Global Reporting Initiative unveiled its revised Universal Standards on Tuesday to reflect due diligence expectations for organizations to manage their sustainability impacts, including on human rights.

Chargebee, a subscription billing and revenue management software company, has bought RevLock, a revenue recognition software developer.

Privately held companies are putting off implementation of the new lease accounting standard, even as the effective date approaches.

While small businesses continued to add jobs in September, the pace of hiring slowed, according to a new report from payroll giant Paychex.

Brandi Samuel, the Atlanta firm's international tax practice co-leader, was promoted to principal effective Oct. 1.

The foundation is mulling changes in how it uses the term “materiality” to avoid legal and regulatory conflicts for companies disclosing their sustainability efforts.