Audit & Accounting

The International Accounting Standards Board has settled on its future agenda and priorities following a public consultation.

Wave Accounting has adjusted its name and website in an attempt to convey it is more than just a free, cloud-based accounting product maker and to showcase the full suite of its back-office tools.

The International Federation of Accountants has released a document highlighting the best practices for business accountants to follow in terms of effective governance, risk management and internal control.

Organizations are struggling to understand the implications of environmental and social factors in their finances, operations and strategy, according to a new report from the Prince of Wales’s Accounting for Sustainability Project.

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KPMG International announced annual combined revenues of $23.03 billion for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2012, a 4.4 percent increase in local currency terms over the previous year, and a 1.4 percent increase in U.S. dollar terms.

Montreal-based Richter, formerly RSM Richter Chamberland, merged with Toronto-based SBLR LLP Chartered Accountants.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Center for Audit Quality issued a summary Wednesday of observations from two forums on disclosure effectiveness.

President Barack Obama reduced his demand for tax increases to $1.4 trillion from $1.6 trillion as he and House Speaker John Boehner traded another round of offers and inched toward a budget agreement.

A new report from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales urges the International Accounting Standards Board to “end the era of convergence,” and give all listed companies around the world the option of applying International Financial Reporting Standards.