Audit & Accounting

Mandatory change of auditing firms and engagement partners doesn’t necessarily foster greater professional skepticism, according to new research.

The number of public companies filing their financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission has shrunk dramatically in recent decades, according to a new report.

Now that the political battles of the 1990s are past, FASB should be able to correct these deficient practices.

Steve Ballmer’s new USAFacts offers a model for accountants to serve clients more deeply.

The International Accounting Standards Board has proposed a set of minor amendments to the financial instruments standard to make it easier to implement.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced six settled actions against non-U.S. accounting firms late last month for failure to report certain disciplinary or regulatory actions against them in their home country.

Adding new practice niches is good, right? Well, yes and no.

The U.S. offices of a recently relaunched Arthur Andersen network have shut down as part of a legal settlement with one of the firms to resolve trademark infringement claims by Andersen Tax.

Wealth advisor and CPA David Isaacs defends his misunderstood peers.

A gold industry trade group is looking to set up a common financial reporting framework for the lucrative commodity.