Audit & Accounting

Randy Robason has been selected to lead Grant Thornton LLP’s International Tax practice.

A bill requiring federal agencies to place new controls on government charge cards and enforce more stringent penalties for violations by federal employees is on its way to President Obama for his signature, following final passage by Congress over the weekend.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has reached a tentative agreement to begin observing Chinese regulatory authorities during inspections of auditing firms in China as a kind of “trust-building exercise.”

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Todd Boslau was recently promoted to partner at Top 100 Firm ParenteBeard LLC.

The CPA test is one of the most difficult professional credential examinations where the average passing rate is one of the lowest in any professional qualification test.

The Financial Accounting Foundation’s board of trustees appointed former NASBA chairman Billy Atkinson as chairman of the new Private Company Council, and named the other members of the new council, which will be able to recommend and vote on changes to accounting standards for privately held companies.

Granite Consulting Inc. has issued a call for submissions for its upcoming “Top 10 Rising Stars in Internal Audit” list to recognize high-performing members of the internal audit profession.

Nearly two-thirds of individual investors have at least some confidence in the U.S. capital markets, according to a new survey by the Center for Audit Quality.