SEC

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board updated its research and standard-setting agendas.

GSX Techedu is the latest case of a U.S.-listed Chinese company facing greater scrutiny on accounting issues amid rising tensions.

The changes represent probably the biggest overhaul of Regulation S-K disclosures in more than three decades.

SobelCo appoints first COO; Plante Moran adds 25 partners; and more CPA news.

With the recent economic slowdown, companies are under increased pressure to show stability, or even growth, and paint a rosy picture for investors.

Mark Frissora will return nearly $2 million in incentive-based compensation to settle a U.S. regulator’s claims that he played a key role in causing the now-bankrupt car-rental company to file inaccurate financial statements in 2013.

FICPA welcomes next class to emerging leaders program; Anders adds St. Louis firm; and more CPA news.

China’s securities regulator said it has sent U.S. authorities a fresh proposal about co-auditing Chinese firms, days after Washington moved to tighten rules for stock listings from the Asian nation.

The Securities and Exchange Commission named Lindsay McCord as chief accountant in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance.

EY and BF Borgers made good showings for the quarter.

Under Armour Inc. said a pair of top executives, including founder Kevin Plank, has been named in a federal probe of the company’s accounting, sending shares of the athleticwear maker down.

Companies that don’t receive tax services from their auditing firms to avoid compromising auditor independence could end up paying more in taxes, at least temporarily, according to a new academic study.

Disclosures of nonfinancial information, such as environmental, social and governance issues, aren’t always “clear or useful,” according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.

The U.S. Supreme Court limited the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission to recoup illegal profits from wrongdoers, putting new curbs on one of the agency’s most potent legal weapons.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton was surprised and dismayed by the political battle that quickly erupted over his pending nomination to be the top federal prosecutor in New York, said people familiar with the matter.

The Big Four increased their percentage of SEC audit engagements at the expense of the rest of the top 10 auditors in 2019.

The short version of Hertz Global Holdings Inc.’s bankruptcy story goes something like this: Global pandemic obliterates the travel business and lands an iconic 102-year-old company in court to seek protection from creditors.

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to add amendments to its rules and forms to improve financial information about acquired or disposed businesses for investors, and decrease the complexity and costs of preparing such disclosures.

The Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday that could lead to Chinese companies such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. being barred from listing on U.S. stock exchanges amid increasingly tense relations between the world’s two largest economies.

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday settled charges against three former KPMG audit partners for sharing answers to internal training exams.