Audit

The International Federation of Accountants wants accountant organizations to partner together more widely and share their success stories and best practices.

Jeff Gramlich of Gramlich Consulting explains in this video how technology will change the future of auditing and allow continuous audits and process improvements.

American Realty Capital's former CFO has been charged with orchestrating an accounting fraud that overstated a key metric by roughly $13 million in 2014, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

Joel Curry of Validis discusses in this video how continuous auditing can work.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board proposed improvements Thursday in the accounting guidance for hedging activities.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has published a draft version of the proposed 2017 U.S. GAAP financial reporting taxonomy, along with the related release notes.

Jeff Gramlich of Gramlich Consulting talks about how to use Big Data to improve audit quality in this video.

Up until the last decade or so, audits were just about the worst thing that could happen to you in accounts payable.

Sarbanes-Oxley disclosures on management assessment of internal controls over financial reporting are indicating some worrying trends, according to a new report.

The American Institute of CPAs is throwing its support behind legislation that would require the Comptroller General of the U.S. to provide a presentation before a joint session of Congress of the audited financial statements of the executive branch of the federal government.

Deloitte reported a revenue increase of 9.5 percent across its international network, for a total of US$36.8 billion in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2016.

Jeff Gramlich of Gramlich Consulting discusses in this video the major pain points in auditing and how cloud-based technology can help.

The International Integrated Reporting Council has appointed Richard Howitt, a member of the European Parliament as its next CEO, succeeding Paul Druckman.

Top executives whose pay is linked to the stock prices of the companies they oversee are more likely to make stealth disclosures when their companies are forced to restate their financials, according to a new study.

Implementation guidance on FASB’s new NFP standards

Ron Baker dives into the new book, "The End of Accounting"

The Sarbanes-Oxley provision requiring senior financial officers to adopt a code of ethics tended to reduce the number of earnings restatements by their companies, according to a new study.

A consultant offers ugly truths and realistic remedies

The SEC gave out its second-largest whistleblower award ever to a former Monsanto financial executive .

The SEC charged California-based Enviro Board Corp.and two of its executives with using baseless financial projections and other misleading statements to defraud investors.