Audit

A group of Senators, including Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., are asking KPMG about the quality of its audits in the wake of the recent scandal involving Wells Fargo’s opening of millions of unauthorized customer accounts.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released an accounting standards update for income taxes related to intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released an accounting standards update on how to treat consolidations of interests held through related parties that are under common control.

The American Institute of CPAs is broadening the range of services to which its Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services apply, covering not only reviews of financial statements, but also preparation of financial statements and compilation of prospective financial information.

CPA.com has released a position paper arguing for the need for a secure, digital way to transmit private company financial data.

The Four-Way Test shows GAAP-based financial reporting is unethical

A Houston-based company, FMC Technologies, has agreed to pay a $2.5 million penalty to resolve charges that it overstated profits in one of its business segments, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday.

Three former Tesco Plc executives charged with accounting fraud will go on trial in September 2017.

The countdown is on for 2018, as new international accounting rules, IFRS 15 for international countries and ASC 606 for the U.S., will change the way companies need to manage revenue recognition.

GASB issued an exposure draft of a proposed implementation guide on the requirements of GASB Statement No. 74, "Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans."