Audit & Accounting

Firms need to start making the most of those who make them the most.

Senators ask the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board about auditing rules in the wake of a high-profile scandal involving the opening of millions of customer accounts.

Accounting firms need to start building detailed succession plans to fill potential staffing gaps at all levels.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants welcomed top officials from some of the world’s leading accounting organizations to an event highlighting the growing importance of integrated reporting.

Tax breaks for the profitable; how long to keep tax docs; unenrolled preparers; analytical procedures for auditors; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The IFRS Foundation, the group that oversees the International Accounting Standards Board and its work on International Financial Reporting Standards, issued its annual report for 2016 on Tuesday, with a look ahead at where global standards are expected to go this year.

Observers are starting to move their predictions for change back to 2018.

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.