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The Securities and Exchange Commission's new EDGAR system will go live on March 24.

The agency nixed controversial staff crypto accounting guidance, which interim chief Mark Uyeda described as overstepping the normal procedures.

Enforcement activity was more muted in the second half of the year, due to a Supreme Court decision and multiple lawsuits against the PCAOB, says a new report.

A small Pennsylvania auditor picked up a big tranche of engagements from another auditor that exited the field.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board increased its enforcement activity in 2024 to its highest level since 2017, according to a new report.

CBIZ and Mayer Hoffman McCann had been operating under an alternative practice structure long before many other firms began adopting one after a PE investment.

Prosecutors and regulators are investigating a deal between CrowdStrike Holdings and a technology distributor to provide cybersecurity tools to the IRS.

The order called for agencies including the SEC and the FTC to submit draft regulations for White House review before publication.

Under the new administration, accountants can expect a lighter hand from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and other regulators.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has withdrawn the two standards it approved on firm and engagement metrics and firm reporting.

New AICPA chief Mark Koziel said the association is preparing for the possibility of the PCAOB being "rolled up" into the SEC.

The small Tampa auditor picked up a big tranche of engagements from another auditor that exited the field.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has rescinded a Staff Accounting Bulletin on safeguarding cryptocurrency assets that had been criticized by the industry and even by some of its own commissioners.

President Trump named Mark Uyeda, a Republican member of the SEC, as acting chairman as confirmation hearings await for Paul Atkins to succeed Gary Gensler.

The Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges against the California-based e-commerce food distributor for overstating revenue to Series D investors.

Two leaders exit SEC; Illinois CPA Society welcomes largest class of Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program scholars; and more news from across the profession.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's chief accountant, Paul Munter, plans to retire from federal service this month.

Hindering the audit marketplace creates risk for the investing public, says the AICPA's Sue Coffey.

Lawsuits before the Supreme Court and in lower federal courts across the country could further reduce enforcement powers at the IRS and the SEC this year.

Vince McMahon is alleged to have hidden hush-money settlements to a former employee and company contractor, leading to incorrect financial statements in 2018 and 2021.