Audit

A competition watchdog started investigating the industry a day after another regulator said it was considering banning firms from doing consulting work for the companies they audit.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has released a revised standard for auditing accounting estimates and several related disclosures.

The bank was allegedly being used to launder billions of dollars in dirty money through its Estonian unit.

KPMG South Africa is seeking a chief executive officer from outside the auditing firm to rebuild trust after becoming embroiled in a series of scandals that cost the organization a number of high-profile clients.

Retired Air Force General Janet C. Wolfenbarger is bringing her skills to the Big Four firm as it faces scrutiny over audits.

As technology infiltrates the auditing process, auditors must be sure to maintain and cultivate this core attribute.

As multiple investigations into Danske Bank A/S get under way, Denmark’s government wants to know why the bank’s auditors appear to have missed signs that one of Europe’s biggest money laundering scandals was unfolding in front of them.

The Center for Audit Quality and its member firms will once again share what makes them proud of their profession on social media.

A legal fight kicks off to recover some of the billions of dollars investors lost after the South African retailer’s financial scandal.

A new report from the two groups shows how auditors and accountants can help with corporate governance strategies.

Auditors will be exempted from some independence requirements to help clients reconstruct records.

A new survey by the Center for Audit Quality shows some signs of slippage in public attitudes toward audits and investing.

They were the lead engagement partner on only 15 percent of S&P 500 audits, according to a CFA Institute report.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Audit Oversight Body of Austria to do joint inspections and oversight of auditing firms that are subject to both U.S. and Austrian jurisdiction.

EY achieved its eighth consecutive year of growth.

Some hoped that the TCJA would hinder cheating taxpayers; practitioners aren’t so sure.

Grant Thornton's Mike Santay shares what's new at the Auditing Standards Board, and what's to come.

Technology is critical to the changes in this core service -- but so are people.

The former head of the scandal-scarred retailer blames fellow executives and auditing firms for his company's near collapse.

AuditBoard now integrates with MS Online, and Tungsten Network releases a payment receipt solution for Mexico.