Audit & Accounting

A new analysis finds that when renewable energy credits — which have come under heavy scrutiny — are removed from companies’ carbon accounting, many businesses are no longer on track for meeting climate goals pegged to the Paris Agreement’s aims of limiting global warming to 1.5° or 2° Celsius.

Companies with plans to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions have so far not managed to meet the most basic criteria, according to a new analysis.

Companies are leaning more on risk management technology, with 72% planning on increasing their spending on technology to support the detection and management of risks.

Deloitte is denying a report this week that it plans to spin off its audit practice as a separate entity from its consulting practice as rival Big Four firm Ernst & Young contemplates such a move.

The International Federation of Accountants signed a memorandum of understanding to support efforts to improve financial transparency, accountability and anti-corruption efforts in the public health sector around the world.

Two decades after passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, public companies are spending more time and money trying to comply with SOX requirements, despite the increasing use of technology to automate the process.

Instead of killing yourself trying to come up with new ideas, why not take the best of what other firms are doing and then do it even better?

The profession needs to leverage both its unrivaled reputation for trustworthiness and its creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, say leaders at the AICPA.

When it comes to client advisory services, one size doesn't fit all.

The commission charged the Top 20 Firm and three of its partners Wednesday, and the firm agreed to pay a $1.9 million penalty to investors.