Audit

Ernst & Young has been trying to recruit more young people to join the accounting profession, but the recent cancellation of plans for splitting the global network has left the firm dealing with uncertainty.

The CAQ survey found auditing firm partners feeling pessimistic about issues like inflation, cybersecurity risks and greater regulation.

A new report looks into tipster hotlines backed by anti-retaliation policies, as allegations emerged about retaliation against an IRS whistleblower.

The board is adding two new projects planned for short-term action, along with four new projects aimed at improving its rules to protect investors.

Both audits and independent boards are basic standards that any investor would expect a company to have in place, particularly if that firm is of a certain size and working in a financial sector.

Commissioner Werfel is promising to fix the method of selecting taxpayers for examinations that seems to lead to more Black taxpayers being audited.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board found problems in its initial audit firm inspections in China.

Among the four biggest global accounting firms, Ernst & Young is likely to be the most exposed to Beijing's crackdown on U.S.-linked auditors, as it stands to lose about a 10th of its China revenue.

Isn't it reasonable to expect that state governments' financial reporting have full accountability and thus, receive clean audit reports? Often, they do not.

Jan Du Plessis took over Britain's Financial Reporting Council last year following a series of scandals that left investors nursing heavy losses.