Audit & Accounting

Individuals who expose accounting violations can earn substantial payouts.

Steinhoff International Holdings NV is seeking a three-year extension on most of its 9.6 billion euros ($11.3 billion) of debt as the retailer battles to come to grips with an accounting scandal that’s wiped more than 96 percent off the share price.

CPAmerica International is celebrating its 40th anniversary as the association continues to expand in the U.S. and reaches out abroad.

The American Institute of CPAs has written a letter to the Internal Revenue Service asking the IRS to provide maximum flexibility in its regulations for the new centralized partnership audit regime.

Carillion Plc deceived lenders and investors about its debt levels and was enabled by “complacent” auditors who failed to challenge its “aggressive” accounting, according to a U.K. Parliament report.

Tax knowledge is considered to be the most important factor when choosing a financial advisor, according to a new survey, which also found the CPA credential to be the one most associated with financial advice.

It can be easy to fall into a slump as your work days start to ease into a more manageable pace.

The former Carr, Riggs & Ingram partner is stepping down after a year and a half, for personal reasons.

The most successful accountants remember what they worked on before when similar occasions re-occur.

Xerox Corp. shares fell after activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason prevailed in their bid to stymie Fujifilm Holdings Corp.’s $6.1 billion takeover of the U.S. office equipment supplier and pushed out the company’s chief executive officer.