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KPMG's Audit Practice's CPA Kickstart program, a two-month, 40 hours a week initiative launching this summer, will offer new hires compensation and benefits to study for the Uniform CPA Exam's FAR and REG sections.

KPMG and FICPA both name execs to newly created roles; Indiana CPA Society awards eight scholarships; and more CPA news.

A recent report from the Big Four firm says audit committee members can no longer afford a "set it and forget it" approach to security.

The Big Four firm and the tax compliance software developer are aiming to provide a wider array of VAT reporting and compliance solutions.

The auditor refused to provide an opinion on the accounts after the embattled German landlord withheld information on some deals.

The Big Four firm's report outlined its commitment to environmental, social, and governance issues across four main areas: "people, planet, prosperity and principles of governance."

Plus FloQast launches an online learning portal; Expensify rolls out a monthly settlement feature; AuditSight raises $4 million; and other technology news.

A report from KPMG did find accounting irregularities and an opaque system of consulting fees at the troubled German real estate company, however.

The Big Four firm is adjusting to a new, tougher regulatory environment, even as it rolls out its latest auditing technology.

The board levied a $100,000 fine against Scott Marcello, in its largest monetary penalty ever in a settled case against an individual.