Software vendors also lauded the board's new cryptocurrency standard as a worthy first step.

Reporting and assurance around sustainability disclosures are a natural fit for the profession — but it's attracting other players, too.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed upgrading the EDGAR system to, among other things, shift from a per-company login system to a per-individual one.

The American Institute of CPAs is teaming up with other groups to help accountants cope with natural disasters, as well as learn more about the environmental, social and governance area.

Professional accountants continue to be the single most trusted stakeholders in tax in every G20 country, according to a new survey.

Ernst & Young saw one of the biggest revenue increases in its history despite the cancellation of its plan to spin off its consulting practice.

The Top 30 Firm has acquired a provider of outsourced accounting, business advisory, technology and business process consulting services, plus its executive recruiting arm.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board imposed a $30,000 civil penalty against K.R. Margetson and its sole partner for quality control violations and revoked his firm's registration for a year.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the former national assurance services leader at Marcum LLP with failing to address and remediate a number of deficiencies in the New York-based auditing firm's quality controls.

Despite over two decades of experience, complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 doesn't seem to be getting any easier for audit and finance leaders.