Audit

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.

Industry surveys, industry conferences and more...

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.

Two firms bring in the most new SEC clients in Q2

A roundup of audit and accounting news from the previous month

Ridgeland, Miss. accounting firm Horne LLP is fed up - not with a person, pesky law, or another company (thankfully). Rather, the $67 million firm is setting its sights on the formalities of accounting firm culture, going so far as producing a nearly six-minute trailer for "The HORNE Identity: Connect the Dots"; a cinematic take on Horne's anti-traditional views in a rapidly-changing workplace.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released a proposed 2015 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy for public review and comment, containing computer-readable financial reporting labels coded in Extensible Business Reporting Language, or XBRL.

Awards, surveys and more…

The receipt of a comment letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission induces many top executives to start selling shares in their companies before the letters are released to the public, according to a new study.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday it has issued a whistleblower award of more than $300,000 to a company employee who performed audit and compliance functions and reported wrongdoing to the SEC after the company failed to take action when the employee reported it internally.

Adding a set of simple sentences to your firm’s engagement letters could go a long way to making your firm safer from lawsuits, a legal expert told accountants at the Midwest Accounting Show.

Many of the biggest concerns for accounting firms in the future relate to people issues, according to Illinois CPA Society president and CEO Todd Shapiro.