Audit & Accounting

The International Federation of Accountants is expressing alarm about recent proposals from a group of global financial regulators to separate its standard-setting boards for auditing and ethics.

KPMG International reported Thursday its worldwide revenue grew 5 percent in local currency terms to a record level of $26.4 billion the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2017.

The American Institute of CPAs has released a new guide to data analytics to familiarize CPAs with the technology.

Ernst & Young has been reaching out to recruit and hire more people with disabilities, including workers on the autism spectrum.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed William Duhnke to succeed James Doty at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

KPMG has resigned as Liberty Tax’s independent accounting firm amid the continuing fallout over Liberty founder John Hewitt.

The Florida Institute of CPAs hosted 32 up-and-coming professionals at a summit earlier this month.

To keep up with the changes to come from artificial intelligence, firms will need to boost their skills around information.

Steinhoff International Holdings NV Chairman Christo Wiese, seeking to stabilize the embattled retailer, is negotiating a standstill agreement on a 1.5 billion-euro ($1.8 billion) margin loan under which banks would suspend the sale of stock until next year, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.

Accountants need to look beyond disruption to leverage the power of emerging tools and software.