Audit & Accounting

Tracing the few moments of liberation in the standard-setter's history

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a New Jersey-based audit firm and one of its founding partners Monday for their roles in the botched audits of a China-based company that failed to disclose related party transactions by its CEO and others.

Answers, and details, on the first big deadline of the ACA

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board launched an updated website Monday that includes more user-friendly navigation and “plain English” resources covering accounting and financial reporting issues for state and local governments.

As if the tax and accounting business itself wasn’t busy enough, demand is also up for teachers of college-level accounting courses.

Managers in accounting, finance and IT are looking to strengthen their hiring plans for the rest of the year, according to a new hiring forecast from recruiting company Brilliant.

New HLB International memberships, new accounting blog, new apps and more...

Earlier this month the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules regarding the registration of municipal advisors under the Dodd-Frank Act that included an exemption for accountants who provide a range of audit and attest services.

The Private Company Council has released the agenda of its next public meetings, which are scheduled for September 30 and October 1.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has created a corporate pilot program to guide companies on how to use the board’s standards to report material sustainability issues in their SEC filings.