Audit

The International Federation of Accountants has published 2012 editions of three handbooks from the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants and the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board.

We've opened our Accountant of the Month contest up again

Current techniques used by auditors and taught to accounting students to evaluate financial statement information involve audit sampling and performing analytical procedures such as financial ratio analysis and reasonable tests.

Columnists Miller & Bahnson send out two important messages, to FASB and to members of the AICPA

Highlights in auditing and assurance from the last month

Other companies' and countries' experiences offer useful lessons in preparing your clients for adopting IFRS

the trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation's board of trustees voted in late May to establish a new Private Company Council that will determine whether exceptions or modifications to U.S. GAAP for privately held companies are necessary -- and gathered crucial support from various professional bodies, most notably the American Institute of CPAs.

Robert Pozen suggests an alternative to audit firm rotation

Fitch Ratings said that two recently released pension accounting and financial reporting standards from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board are generally positive for state and local governments.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board held a daylong meeting to gauge reaction to its proposal for mandatory audit firm rotation.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has proposed new standards to require companies to provide better disclosures of their liquidity and interest rate risks, as part of FASB’s financial instruments project.

The Maryland Association of CPAs launched its new Center for Transparency, Performance, Management and Accountability using XBRL (TPMAx), with a special XBRL Thought Leader Symposium today.

The International Accounting Standards Board has issued a request for information seeking suggestions on what amendments need to be made to International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Medium-sized Entities.

Public companies saw a 5 percent increase in the fees they pay to external auditors last year, while private companies reported a 7 percent rise, according to a new survey from Financial Executives International.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board voted Monday to approve two new standards to improve the accounting and financial reporting of public employee pensions by state and local governments.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has issued a new document outlining a possible approach to an improved auditor’s reporting model, while inviting the public to comment.

The diversity of cars, motorcycles, vans and commercial trucks on the roads reminded me how logical it is that states require different levels of testing to become a licensed driver of different kinds of automobiles.

The deadline to vote for Accounting Today’s inaugural Accountant of the Month contest is next Tuesday, June 26.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chief Accountant James L. Kroeker will leave his post in July to enter the private sector.

Top 100 Firm Marcum LLP has launched a new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and Non-Traditional Family Practice Group, to help LGBT and non-traditional individuals and families navigate changing tax and financial laws.