Audit

Cleveland-based firm Meaden & Moore LLP has announced a partnership with Canadian-based LBC International, Ltd., creating the new partnership Meaden & Moore International LLP (MMI), which will combine LBC's London office with Meaden & Moore's UK subsidiary.

The Indiana CPA Society has released its first integrated report, becoming the first state CPA society in the U.S. to prepare its own integrated report.

Billionaire Charles Munger, who dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of his Daily Journal Corp., compared the accounting firm to a misguided physician.

The Institute of Internal Auditors has called on Congress today to fully support efforts by federal inspectors general to ensure unrestricted access to information needed for their investigations, as allowed by federal law.

Regulators have been clamping down on auditors of broker-dealers in recent years in response to the lack of meaningful audits of Bernard Madoff’s investment firm and other scandals uncovered during the financial crisis.

I’m a CPA, and I’m here to tell you financial reporting became simpler and easier to use in two significant areas.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has released a new alert from the PCAOB staff warning auditors about deficiencies that have been seen in audits of revenue figures.

Mark Frissora, chief executive officer of Hertz Global Holdings Inc. stepped down today after investors had pushed for his removal, citing accounting and operational missteps.

The majority of audit committees at Fortune 100 companies are disclosing more information than in years past, especially about their assessment of their outside auditing firm, according to a new report.

The Institute of Internal Auditors has released a new practice guide demonstrating how the internal audit function can help businesses keep running in the event of a cyberattack or a natural disaster.

ACL has released new versions of its analytics software for audit, risk management and compliance professionals, and added new subscription services.

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Check out the digital edition of the September 2014 issue of Accounting Today.

Accounting Today has announced the 2014 Best Accounting Firms to Work For.

The 2014 AICPA National Conference on Banks and Savings Institutions will be held September 8th through September 10th next week at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington D.C.

The third quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants in U.S. companies, has found that one in five companies expect to hire new staff in the coming year.

A trade group representing credit unions is expressing concerns over upcoming standards from the Financial Accounting Standards Board on credit losses.

The deadline for Accounting Today’s 2014 Managing Partner Elite list is rapidly approaching, with final submissions due this Friday, Sept. 5.

The American Institute of CPAs is asking for feedback as it plans the next version of the Uniform CPA Examination to respond to changing needs in the CPA profession.

In response to an ever-changing workplace, and to ensure relevancy for the current generation of test-takers, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) is inviting key stakeholders to give their input on the Uniform CPA Examination, shaping the next exam directly via their feedback.