Audit

Berkowits Pollack Brant celebrates an anniversary, Marcum’s Annual MicroCap Conference details are out and more…

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has released newly revised standards for overhauling auditor reports, with the goal of enhancing the auditor’s report for investors and other financial statement users.

J Sainsbury Plc will appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor, ending a relationship with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC dating back about two decades.

John Veihmeyer, the global chairman of KPMG and chairman and CEO of KPMG in the U.S., has joined the board of trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation, the parent organization of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

The AICPA and American Accounting Association (AAA), the founding co-sponsors of the Pathways Commission on Accounting Higher Education, announced major developments in the implementation of the Commission’s recommendations on Thursday.

This morning, the AICPA released the results of their PFSi (Personal Financial Satisfaction Index)—a new gauge that weighs a variety of economic factors to calculate the financial standing of typical Americans. The findings saw an overall financial satisfaction into positive territory for the first time since the financial crisis.

Four of the International Federation of Accountants’ standard-setting boards are looking for new members with the right stuff.

A group calling itself the National Academy of Public Accounting Professionals is now accepting nominations for the 2015 "Top 10 Public Accounting Professionals" awards in each state.

The AICPA is set to release the results of the AICPA PFSi (Personal Financial Satisfaction Index), a new economic gauge that measures the personal financial standing of typical Americans, at 7:00 a.m. EST, Thursday, January 15.

David J. Moynihan, a past president of the New York State Society of CPAs and audit partner at the Bonadio Group’s Syracuse office, died early Friday morning after a nearly year-long battle with cancer.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has updated its standard-setting agenda after undergoing criticism that it is not moving faster on releasing new standards.

Office moves, name changes and more…

Political uncertainty, the effects of the Affordable Care Act, and retirement costs are just some of the challenges Americans face in today's ever-changing financial landscape. To mitigate these challenges, this year's AICPA Advanced Personal Financial Planning Conference, held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas from January 19-21, will look to give planners the necessary skills tools and skills to navigate today's field of financial planning.

Accounting and professional services marketing pioneer Bruce W. Marcus died in early December at the age of 89.

James Schnurr, the recently appointed chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission, had an intriguing suggestion recently: why not allow U.S. companies to use International Financial Reporting Standards on a voluntary basis as a supplement to their U.S. GAAP financial statements?

Regulation of the CPA profession in the U.S. needs a transformation. Mind you now, not a change—a transformation. Yes—a major overhaul.

Firm name change, a merger and volunteerism award.

Accounting Today is in the midst of compiling its annual lists of the Top 100 Firms and Regional Leaders, and is looking for more top-notch accounting firms to consider.

Daily Journal Corp., the publisher that counts billionaire Charles Munger as chairman, said it will restate some financial results after hiring a new auditor this year.

'Zero to One' innovation in private company accounting: Simplifying or amplifying?