Audit

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is considering proposing new requirements for an auditor’s use of other auditors.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has completed its work on writing provisional sustainability accounting standards for 79 industries in 10 sectors and is now embarking on the next phase of the standards development process.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is conducting a post-implementation review of its Engagement Quality Review standard and is looking for feedback on the effectiveness of the 2009 standard.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has issued a new auditing interpretation on audit reports.

The American Institute of CPAs' Auditing Standards Board has completed its Clarity Project by issuing its final standard.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a report Tuesday indicating that the vast majority of audit firms were doing a good job of complying with a recent standard on communications with their client’s audit committees.

Thomson Reuters has introduced a new service covering all aspects of financial management and controllership, including accounting and financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, cost and cash management, business combinations, and internal controls and risk management.

One time I had a client who became his company’s CEO. At one meeting I asked him how he spent his days and how he managed the transition to CEO.

Thirty percent of companies reported experiencing some form of fraud in their supply chain, according to a new poll.

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KPMG Southern Africa, a member of the global advisory network, has ended a 15-year stint auditing companies controlled by the Johannesburg-based Gupta family, after the ruling party and the national graft ombudsman announced investigations into its alleged influence over the state.

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The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has issued provisional sustainability accounting standards for the infrastructure sector, including electric utilities, engineering and construction services, gas utilities, home builders, real estate owners, developers and investment trusts, real estate services, waste management and waste utilities.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued an accounting standards update to improve the accounting for employee share-based payments.

The typical organization loses 5 percent of its revenue to fraud each year, according to a new report from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

One out of three internal audit departments worldwide are now outsourcing at least some of their work to a third party, according to a new study.

Securities class-action lawsuits, including claims against auditing firms, have reached a five-year high, according to a new report.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has issued recognition and measurement guidance for state and local governments that benefit from irrevocable split-interest agreements.

More than 80 percent of nonprofits anticipate growth and increased revenues in 2016, according to a new survey.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has launched an Advisory Partner Program to encourage corporate and investor application of SASB's standards and guidance on sustainability accounting.