Audit

Failure to establish nexus may undermine a bid for research and development tax credits.

Vulnerability to fraud can pose a catastrophic risk to any company, but to a small business, it can mean life or death.

New research suggests that when auditors are sick with the flu, the quality of their work declines.

Data-driven technology has the power not only to revolutionize the profession, but also to provide greater insight and analysis.

Three pieces of guidance outline new requirements for companies to disclose CAMs in their audit reports.

Steinhoff International Holdings NV plans to dig deeper into the accounting misdeeds that brought the retailing giant to its knees as it seeks to get to the bottom of some $7.4 billion in fictitious or improper deals.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has settled with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for $335 million over its audits of Colonial Bank, which failed in the midst of the financial crisis.

When it came to snagging new engagements, mergers made a major difference for many auditing firms.

The German payment processor’s Indian business became a focus point again and a Citigroup analyst said the company faces prolonged uncertainty because of the accounting allegations it’s facing.

The board is giving companies an overview of some of the key areas it will be looking at during upcoming audit firm inspections.