Audit & Accounting

While the major international accounting firms no longer do business in Iran, the country’s own accounting firms have been faring well, according to a new report.

The Institute of Internal Auditors plans to launch a Financial Services Audit Center this summer to help internal auditors at financial firms.

Financial Accounting Foundation president and CEO Terri Polley sits down with Accounting Today managing editor Tamika Cody to share how the foundation plans to attract more people of color to the profession and why the FAF teamed up with the National Association of Black Accountants.

BDO USA has issued its annual list of the top issues it expects to be raised at the annual general meetings of shareholders during the coming year.

Pressure from within companies on internal auditors to go easy on their audits remains extensive and pervasive, according to new research.

Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite announced on Monday that it is the first to certify an application for electronic filing with the Indiana Department of Revenue, effective immediately. 90,000 Indiana S corporations will now be able to electronically file their 2014 annual business tax filings (IT-20S).

Better communication among internal and external auditors and audit committee members can ease some of the tensions, according to a new report.

Compensation for management accounting and finance professionals rose by an average of 7.1 percent last year, according to a new survey, but some specialties received raises while others saw their salaries remain stagnant.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board said Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted its 2015 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy, which uses XBRL format.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board are considering some changes to their converged revenue recognition standard that could lead to divergence after hearing feedback from the Joint Transition Resource Group that is examining implementation issues.