Audit & Accounting

Sageworks has struck a marketing partnership with the American Institute of CPAs, which will offer members of the AICPA’s Forensic & Valuation Services Section a discount on Sageworks Valuation Solution.

The Center for Audit Quality and the American Accounting Association have issued a request for proposals for a joint program to facilitate the ability of accounting and auditing academics to get access to audit firm personnel to participate in their research projects.

The American Institute of CPAs said Monday that it is working to secure a new .cpa domain extension on the Internet that could be used by CPAs as “a globally recognized calling card for CPAs in the digital world.”

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As record numbers of seasonal hires are expected this year in the U.S., fraud experts warn that the need to quickly add staff should not get in the way of properly screening employees.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board announced PwC will make a $1 million contribution and provide $1.4 million in pro bono services and loaned employee support.

The new chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission told attendees at a conference Thursday that he hopes to make a recommendation in the next few months on whether the SEC should move toward switching U.S. companies to IFRS, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Olivia Kirtley has been elected president of the International Federation of Accountants, becoming the first woman and the first representative from business and industry to serve in the position.

On Wednesday, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced the agenda for the Nov. 20-21, 2014, meeting of the Standing Advisory Group in Arlington, Va.