Audit

The American Institute of CPAs has released a new guide to data analytics to familiarize CPAs with the technology.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed William Duhnke to succeed James Doty at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

KPMG has resigned as Liberty Tax’s independent accounting firm amid the continuing fallout over Liberty founder John Hewitt.

The cloud-based OnPoint software will help firms with preparation, compilation and review engagements.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the auditing firm Anton & Chia and several of its officials with fraud, accusing the Newport Beach, Calif.-based firm of conducting flawed audits and reviews of financial statements while violating securities laws.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has released staff guidance on the new audit reporting standard and is hosting webinars to help auditors with preparing the new reports.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has released three exposure drafts proposing ways to improve the usefulness of the auditor’s report, in response to recent standards from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board.

In Q3 2017, the Big Four firm is in the lead for the second quarter in a row.

The money is earmarked for expanding accounting, audit and tax software for businesses in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.

Auditors face a special dilemma when it comes to determining if a client can continue, says Stephen Franciosa.