International accounting

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has disciplined the former chief executive officer and chairman of Deloitte’s Brazil firm for failing to cooperate with a PCAOB investigation.

The British grocery company agrees to a 214 million pound penalty to resolve regulatory probes.

While issues of immigration, trade and freedom of the Fourth Estate are dominating the media cycle, there are other significant areas of policy flux worthy of consideration as President Donald Trump’s term gathers momentum.

Two former managing partners and chief executives are weighing in on the legal wrangling over the trademark, as the dispute escalates further.

Homex allegedly falsified sales of over 100,000 homes to inflate revenue for three years in a row.

A company calling itself Arthur Andersen announced it has reconstituted the former Big Five firm in 16 countries, but its rights to the brand are being challenged by another firm that took the Andersen name in 2014.

The International Integrated Reporting Council is asking for comments on how companies are using the framework it issued three years ago for reporting on matters beyond simply a company’s financials.

The International Federation of Accountants has released a new study on how accountants can play a big role in reducing corruption around the world.

A global vision enables practices to better serve clients in a rapidly expanding world.

Tax reform may encourage the use of digital currency.

Japanese electronics giant posts massive writedown and chairman resigns on the heels of accounting scandal, providing hours of chaos that shook investor confidence.

Corrado Sciolla quits as the fallout from the British phone carrier’s Italian unit spreads.

The Ernst & Young global network’s member firm charged with audit failure, noncooperation, and violations of quality control standards.

Combined revenue at member firms increases to $3.2 billion, while the number of partners and staff increased 8.9 percent.

Gavin Patterson sought to distance himself from an accounting scandal that’s rocked the U.K. phone company, pointing the blame squarely on a few rogue employees and removing the head of European operations.

The firm network achieved total global gross revenues of $3.7 billion in the year ending Dec. 31, 2016.

International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants finishes the first phase of its project for restructuring the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants.

Allegations of embezzlement at the telecommunications company’s Italian unit follow disclosure of a 530 million-pound writedown.

1Malaysia Development Bhd. has tapped Parker Randall almost a year after Deloitte LLP notified the state investment company that it planned to resign.

Mary Jo White urges FASB to continue efforts to harmonize U.S. GAAP with International Financial Reporting Standards.