Audit

The head of Germany’s accounting regulator faces scrutiny after telling a parliamentary committee that he traded Wirecard AG shares while his agency was reviewing the now bankrupt payment company’s external audits.

Hong Kong has received the first access to financial audits from mainland Chinese companies, an issue that has vexed relations between the U.S. and China and threatens to lead to the delisting in New York of giants such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

The impact of the coronavirus will be a major focus in the coming year.

The former Maryland senator radically reshaped the world of auditing with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Now is the time to start preparing your firm for the changes on the way.

They include new tools to facilitate mining and analysis, and advanced summary features.

Companies discussed taxes, followed by goodwill and/or intangibles, most frequently during their first year of disclosures of critical audit matters, according to a new report from the Center for Audit Quality.

The legislation is in reaction to U.S. regulators being unable to review the companies' financial audits.

Auditors have taken a number of steps to address pandemic-related issues, according to a new publication from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Deutsche Bank AG’s top accounting executive, Andreas Loetscher, is being investigated over his role as the auditor of Wirecard AG while he was with his former firm, Ernst & Young, two people familiar with the matter said.

The House is set to vote on bipartisan legislation that would impose restrictions on Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges, including requiring certification that they’re not under control of a foreign government.

EY, Deloitte, Cohen & Co. and BF Borgers made good showings in a slow period.

PCAOB aligns auditor independence rules with SEC

The enforcement push comes after years of persistently low examination rates.

The press helps keep firms honest, according to a new academic paper.

At issue is China's refusal to let inspectors from the PCAOB review audits of some Chinese businesses.

But the IRS would need more resources, writes Natasha Sarin, an assistant professor of law at UPenn.

Practitioners share their expectations around the potential for more action from tax authorities.

The service is working to identify 9 million individuals who haven't filed a return.

The board has been making changes to its strategic plans and agenda in response to the pandemic as it sees auditors doing more work remotely.