Audit & Accounting

Thanks to the rise of digital marketplaces, crowdsourcing and a global network of startups, today, there are various ways to finance a business, regardless of what stage of development it is in.

If you’re a bookkeeper, it’s time to embrace evolution.

Auditing firms cannot be expected to root out evil, or to conduct full forensic investigations.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board swore in its new chairman William D. Duhnke III on Tuesday, along with a new board member, Kathleen M. Hamm, at the headquarters of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A federal judge ruled PricewaterhouseCoopers was negligent in its audits of Colonial Bank, which failed in 2009 in the midst of the financial crisis, potentially exposing PwC to heavy damages.

RSM partner Rich Stuart dives into the potential impact of FASB’s incoming standard for leases.

Shares of Steinhoff International Holdings NV rose after the South African retail giant said it will restate financial results going back as far as 2015 amid a probe into accounting irregularities.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said the U.S. tax reform will cut profit this year by about $5 billion, mainly because of a tax targeting earnings held abroad.

The transformation requires shifts in practices — and mindset.

The board’s staff are offering additional information on determining auditor tenure.