Audit

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority has issued a long-awaited report calling for separation of audit from consulting services, mandatory “joint audits” and regulatory powers to increase the accountability of audit committees.

South Korean auditors are refusing to sign off on more and more corporate financial statements due to tighter regulations, giving investors earlier warning signs of trouble ahead.

An adviser to union pension funds is calling on General Electric to change audit firms after investor confidence in the one-time blue-chip company has been rattled.

Denmark has reported the local operations of Ernst & Young and KPMG to the police amid a widening crackdown on money laundering in the country.

Financial statement auditors can teach security experts a few valuable lessons.

There is a revolution underway in major accounting firms, at least for the ones who take up the challenge to meet the shifts occurring beneath their feet.

The agency managed to open filing season on time despite the recent government shutdown and saw a big opening day.

Lawmakers are complaining about the agency’s disproportionate number of audits of low-income taxpayers who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit.

They’re rare, but terrifying, so it’s worth bearing these points in mind during a tax exam.

The former Citigroup executive Julie Bell Lindsay is succeeding Cindy Fornelli, who is retiring.