Audit

The Internal Revenue Service needs to be more timely and transparent in resolving tax appeal cases, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.

A study suggests that a background in audit can be a double-edged sword in the C-suite.

The changes to the financial statement audit will be shaped by four factors: technology, methodology, standards and skills.

The goal of the tech initiative is to create a Dynamic Auditing Solution.

The official passed along confidential lists of which audit clients would be scrutinized.

The firm relied on technical reports done by an affiliate during three consecutive audits of a Canadian gold-mining company.

The auditors had fallen behind, according to the commission, and falsified their documentation to make a deadline.

Text message recipients were told there was impending, unspecified bad news coming before the accounting scandal unfolded.

The American Institute of CPAs testified Tuesday at an Internal Revenue Service hearing about the problems the AICPA is anticipating from the IRS and Treasury Department’s proposed rules for auditing large partnerships.

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.