International accounting

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has released a set of revisions to the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, making some changes in the independence standards for assurance engagements, other than audit and review engagements.

The International Accounting and Assurance Standards Board has released a revised standard for identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatements.

The Public Interest Committee, which oversees the standard-setting activities of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board, has initiated a public survey on the governance arrangements at the IPSASB to gauge perceptions of the standard-setting group’s oversight.

The Big Four firm is seeing growth across geographic regions and service areas.

Candidates for the council of the local CPA institute are being judged on their positions in city-wide political debates.

The firm saw year-over-year growth of 10.1 percent, up from 8.3 percent growth in 2018.

The Big Four firm is winning back customers and no longer bleeding staff as it rebuilds an image tarnished by a series of scandals.

The International Federation of Accountants has named its first-ever board that has a majority of female members.

The payment provider said it followed all reporting obligations properly amid renewed concerns about its accounting practices related to a delayed audit of the German company’s accounts in Singapore.

The consulting practices of accounting firms saw their revenues increase 15.9 percent in 2018 to surpass $2 billion for the first time ever, reaching $2.1 billion, according to a new report.