Audit & Accounting

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.

Steinhoff International Holdings NV’s finances are in a mess. Now it’s going after those who presided over the fiasco.

As the deadline approaches to comply with the new auditing standard adopted last year by the PCAOB, auditors are girding to disclose CAMs for the first time in their reports.

The audit automation software provider has introduced a free tool for Microsoft Office users.

The Institute of Management Accountants is getting ready for next year’s centennial while expanding internationally.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and CFA Institute, which offers the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, have agreed on a three-year memorandum in which both organizations will collaborate on various initiatives.

A key figure disappeared from Apple Inc.’s latest quarterly report. It’s also gone from the regulatory filings of Netflix Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google’s Alphabet Inc. and Oracle Corp.

Building a culture of accountability is critical for professional services firms.