Audit & Accounting

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board approved its fiscal year 2017 budget of approximately $268.5 million, along with a strategic plan through 2020 to guide its programs and operations.

Vinci SA fell victim to a fake release claiming the French builder had fired its finance chief amid accounting irregularities, prompting the stock to plunge before the company denied the report.

Wesley R. Bricker has been named chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission, succeeding James Schnurr, who is retiring.

Seeking out new business sectors to serve is crucial to expanding your practice.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released a proposed accounting standards update related to the scope of modification accounting for stock-based compensation.

The International Federation of Accountants has sent a letter to Pope Francis on how the accounting profession can help him with the fight against financial fraud and corruption.

Financial executives are coping with an onrush of new accounting standards that are taking effect in the next few years, along with demands from the Securities and Exchange Commission to temper their companies’ reliance on non-GAAP measures.

A 2009 accounting standard that state and local governments have been using for reporting on their fund balances and fund types has mostly achieved its original purpose, according to a new report.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is highlighting International Fraud Awareness Week with a new public awareness campaign.

Public companies in the U.S. recorded $57 billion in goodwill impairment last year, more than double the amount of impairment they recorded the previous year, according to a new study.