Audit & Accounting

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has released a set of revisions to the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, making some changes in the independence standards for assurance engagements, other than audit and review engagements.

Avoid some of the problems that can come up during an audit by using the wrong words.

Sometimes it can feel like now, it’s up to the client to do their part so you can do your job. In many ways, you’re right.

Get working on it now, before the filing season rush begins.

The Internal Revenue Service’s announcement last month delaying a requirement for reporting partners’ share of partnership capital offers some extra time to busy tax practitioners, but the issue still isn’t going away and may lead to some other problems.

The Avantax Wealth Management parent views HK Financial as another way of working with CPAs and tax professionals branching into the field.

The Financial Accounting Foundation’s board of trustees has named Joel Black, partner in charge of the audit practice at Top 100 Firm Mauldin & Jenkins, the next chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

For many tax pros, temporary staff aren’t worth the trouble.

Filing will begin on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020.

The clients and markets of the future will require firms and accountants to think more clearly about the investments and effort they want to put into developing new capabilities, according to consultant Gale Crosley.