Audit & Accounting

PricewaterhouseCoopers released an update Tuesday to its annual audit quality report for the firm, pointing to improvements on inspection results from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

President-elect Joe Biden’s team of financial regulators is taking shape, with progressive favorites being chosen for the top jobs at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — moves that mean Wall Street should prepare itself for a new era of tougher oversight and stricter rules.

Here are five ways the latest round of the Paycheck Protection Program is different.

Digital formats and a host of pandemic-related questions are transforming this traditional tool.

A member of Deutsche Bank AG’s supervisory board faced criticism from lawmakers and the bank itself for suggesting that Wirecard AG go after journalists that had written critical stories about the since-collapsed payments company.

The use of a .cpa domain allows practitioners to strengthen their brand identity in online communications and provides better security and resistance to Internet fraud, such as phishing and spoofing.

The U.S. Small Business Administration plans to reopen the Paycheck Protection Program to small lenders on Friday and to all lenders next Tuesday.

Institute of Management Accountants president and CEO Jeff Thomson is predicting six major developments in the finance and accounting profession this year.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs has awarded $1,200 each to ten of its members to help offset tuition costs on the road to becoming a CPA.

The Virginia Society of CPAs is offering local professionals a series of programs to counter mental stress and hardships from the ongoing pandemic and social climate.