Audit

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.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board finalized slightly fewer enforcement actions against accountants in 2017, slipping from 79 in 2016 to 75 last year, according to a new report.

The Institute of Internal Auditors and the Internal Audit Foundation are seeking teams for a case study competition at the 2018 Internal Auditing Education Partnership Exchange in Orlando this September.

Steinhoff International Holdings NV suspended former Chief Financial Officer Ben La Grange and ex-director Stehan Grobler in the first action taken against current employees of the company following an accounting scandal.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a report Monday on its inspections last year of auditors of brokers and dealers, indicating a continuing high number of audit deficiencies overall, albeit with fewer independence violations than in previous years.

For KPMG, another week, another rebuke from U.K. accounting regulators.

The developer of cloud-based auditing software has finished a second round led by Battery Ventures.

The Institute of Internal Auditors has decided to focus on its main certification of Certified Internal Auditor while phasing out three of its less popular specialty certifications.

The AICPA's Chuck Landes looks both back and ahead to track where this core service has been -- and where it's going.

The Big Four firm netted almost three times as many new engagements as any other auditor.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has released a draft version of its five-year strategic plan and is asking for public comment.

One crucial requirement is an indisputable audit trail that satisfies the evidence requirements of even the most scrutinizing auditor.