Audit & Accounting

Beyond the headline changes lurk a number of interesting intricacies.

Internal auditors can’t have a positive reputation in such a carefully scrutinized field unless they provide the information needed to make well-informed decisions.

Summer is a blissful time of year, but it can also be a tough season to be an accountant.

Grant Halloran takes over from Dave Kellogg, who stepped down earlier this year when Host Analytics was acquired by Vector Capital.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted Wednesday to propose to delay some of its major accounting standards — including credit losses, leases, hedging and long-duration insurance contracts — for private companies, nonprofits and small reporting companies.

The American Institute of CPAs has sent a set of recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service about accounting methods for small-business taxpayers and how to determine whether a taxpayer qualifies as a small business.

The IRS and its Security Summit partners offer critical steps for keeping client information safe.

Sports Direct International Plc shares headed toward a seven-year low after the U.K. sports-apparel retailer delayed publishing its results as auditors increase their scrutiny of its accounting.

The current chair of the AICPA, Bill Reeb, shares his passion for the future of the profession.

Much of the focus has been on banks and credit unions, but others may be hit by the new standard, too.