Audit

Will the profession wait for the AI equivalent of 1929 before applying what it already knows? The answer begins with examining what the current AI assurance landscape provides and what it does not.

Technology is not replacing accountants. But it is changing what accounting work involves, and the change is further along than most realize.

The American Institute of CPAs approved a standards update to modernize how CPAs get audit evidence via external confirmation procedures.

Big Four firm KPMG signed 17 new SEC audit engagements, followed closely by Deloitte, CBIZ and Carr Riggs & Ingram.

Internal auditors are facing a heightened risk of fraud at organizations as schemes change and internal controls weaken over time, according to a new report.

Top 10 Firm Grant Thornton announced the launch of gtap, a proprietary audit infrastructure intended to redefine how the firm performs audits.

When a CPA signs off on a work product that an AI system helped produce, what is the independent verification standard that certifies the system producing that work is actually reliable? There isn't one.

Plus, Suralink introduces Workpaper Suite Intelligence; Xero announces Xero Coaches; and other news and updates from the accounting tech world.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board posted updates to its projects as it waits for public comments on its 2026-2030 strategic priorities.

Boomer Consulting launched a Tax Leader Circle and Audit Leader Circle.

Few enterprise risk management programs are truly integrated into strategic decisions, according to a new report.

The Institute of Internal Auditors is calling on lawmakers and policymakers to strengthen their oversight of prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.

A lender that owns the auto parts supplier's debt sued BDO USA alleging it failed to detect problems before the company collapsed into bankruptcy.

KPMG is shutting down its audit practice for the federal government after losing a Pentagon contract, and laying off 4% of its U.S. advisory practice.

The PCAOB found that audit committee chairs are increasingly turning to their auditors to understand AI's impacts on a company's financial reporting and controls.

Big Four firm KPMG is eliminating approximately 100 partners in its U.S. audit and assurance practice, after not enough of them accepted an early retirement program.

The blue-chip auditing firm of Deloitte is being sued after signing off on the fund's financial statements before its collapse in 2025.

PricewaterhouseCoopers agreed to pay fines and compensation to settle investigations into its auditing work for the collapsed property giant.

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