Audit

Jackson Johnson of Johnson Global Accountancy shares best practices for auditors facing their overseer -- and for making audits better in general.

Climate change is prompting more accountants to get involved in environmental, social and governance services.

The Big Four firm was fined a reduced penalty of about 2.2 million pounds ($3 million) due to mitigating circumstances.

The Big Four firm issued its 2021 audit quality report Monday, pointing to progress on auditor independence, along with issues such as diversity and inclusion.

Two members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Rebekah Goshorn Jurata and Megan Zietsman, jointly announced Monday they plan to resign by Oct. 1, or earlier if new board members are named.

The board reported a decline in the number of firms that had deficiencies last year but the rate is still comparatively high.

States disagree on many things, but one thing they agree on are the activities businesses engage in, or things they fail to do, in meeting their sales and use tax obligations that are most likely to lead to a sales and use tax audit.

More than 100,000 people who used to work or live in the state have received notices asking why they paid less to the state than they have in years past.

State tax authorities have sent more than 149,000 audit notices, including automatically computerized letters.

In a slow quarter for new engagements, EY and Gries & Associates also made good showings.