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The American Institute of CPAs and the Center for Audit Quality both submitted comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission expressing support for climate change disclosures by companies.

Congress introduced bipartisan legislation to recognize accounting as part of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics curricula.

The Securities and Exchange Commission wants input from accountants on rules it is developing for disclosing climate risks and environmental, social and governance reporting.

The Center for Audit Quality released an alert Monday discussing the audit considerations surrounding a private company entering the public markets through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.

Auditing costs have been increasing in recent years, thanks to new accounting standards and corporate acquisitions, according to a study released Thursday.

The Center for Audit Quality and the American Institute of CPAs released a guide Wednesday to environmental, social and governance reporting and attestation for accountants.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has been launching enforcement actions against various types of financial fraud schemes, with improper revenue recognition seen as the most common type of fraud, according to a new analysis.

Companies discussed taxes, followed by goodwill and/or intangibles, most frequently during their first year of disclosures of critical audit matters, according to a new report from the Center for Audit Quality.

Auditors can help companies improve the reliability of their cybersecurity disclosures, according to a new report from the Center for Audit Quality.

Companies are continuing to increase the level of audit committee disclosures in their proxy statements, according to a new report from the Center for Audit Quality and Audit Analytics.

The Anti-Fraud Collaboration has released a report on the importance of skepticism by auditors and finance professionals.

A new report from the Center for Audit Quality highlights a growing opportunity for audit firms.

The Carbon Disclosure Project, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board, the Global Reporting Initiative, the International Integrated Reporting Council and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board will work on a common set of disclosures.

The profession's skillset can be applied to much more than just financial statements, according to Julie Bell Lindsay of the Center for Audit Quality.

The campaign looks to recognize auditors through videos, blog posts and other stories in order to "put a face to the auditors who play a significant role in keeping the capital markets functioning."

Deloitte is helping more of its clients leverage blockchain technology as it sees the distributed ledger technology gain increasing usage after years of experimentation with the technology.

Audit firms can enhance the reliability of environmental, social and governance reporting, according to a new report from the Center for Audit Quality.

The auditing profession is responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic by adjusting how it conducts audits, and that’s evident in the Center for Audit Quality, whose CEO, Julie Bell Lindsay, took over the leadership job when the priorities for the profession and the CAQ looked far different.

COVID-19 has created the largest health and economic crisis in decades.

A new report recommends several approaches to help companies avoid malfeasance.