Audit

The decision is the harshest regulatory consequence yet for the firm since Wirecard's demise almost three years ago.

Correct accounting, tax preparation and reporting in the cannabis industry requires proper operational setup and processes, expertise and tools.

Companies that went public before the slowdown in the IPO and SPAC markets have been having trouble complying with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

IOSCO is encouraging the development of a more global assurance framework for sustainability-related corporate reporting.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board voted to update a group of old interim standards it inherited from the AICPA in 2003.

The board levied a $100,000 fine and censured Friedman LLP, a former Top 100 Firm that's now part of Marcum for improper use of Chinese audit firms.

The boards are moving to a new oversight body called the International Foundation for Ethics and Audit.

China will strengthen regulations on the CPA sector, a deputy finance minister told Deloitte after the the Big Four firm was hit by a record fine.

Management at the Brazilian retailer told auditor PwC and its audit committee there were no supply-chain financing ops, but gave securities regulators conflicting information.

Plus, Genius Scan introduces new expense reporting capacities; Xero to retire WorkflowMax; and other news from the accounting technology arena.

Overall new client additions — and departures — continue to rise, thanks to M&A.

Employees in investment consulting, compliance, legal and audit would worry over their jobs, given duplications with UBS.

The IIA's Anthony Pugliese discusses how changes in the business landscape are changing the risks that internal auditors need to pay attention to.

The Ministry of Finance said it found 'serious audit deficiencies' in the Big Four firm's audits of Huarong of troubled bad-debt manager Huarong.

The agency had scaled back audits of all taxpayers between 2010 and 2019, with the total audit rate falling to 0.25% from 0.9%.

The Big Four firm gave a clean audit opinion to Silicon Valley Bank's parent company and Signature Bank only weeks before they failed.

A marked increase in staffing shortages at auditing firms has resulted in significant setbacks to complete issuers' financial disclosures, S&P said in a report.

E-help with CP notices; low-cost compliance; still learning from Eisenhower; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Internal audit leaders cited technology as the main driver of risk to their organizations, especially when it comes to cybersecurity, according to a new survey by the Institute of Internal Auditors.

The Big Four firm is pausing its plans to spin off its consulting side as a separate public company as it works to appease warring partner factions.