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SEC Planning to Loosen Auditor Independence Rules
On Monday, the SEC proposed changing the rules to keep auditor committees and auditors from spending time on "non-substantive" rule breaches.
Auditing
Upgrading the Engagement
The Big Four have developed impressive technology platforms and tools. Here’s how they might improve auditing.
Applications
An Empowered Audit Team Can Be the Ultimate Safeguard
Regtech can improve transparency, but without the right culture even the best technology will fall flat.
Auditing
Audits Are Broken. Here’s a Radical Way to Fix Them.
A certain federal agency should take over all public company audits, suggests a former Big Four auditor and current accounting software company CEO.
Strategy
Start-Up CFOs: Be Ready to Raise Capital, Recap, or Sell
It doesn’t matter if selling the company is or isn’t the ultimate goal — a CFO needs to be prepared to execute all three.
Applications
AI Gets Real in Professional Services
Auditors are developing a level of speed and accuracy that would have been considered superhuman less than a decade ago.
Accounting & Tax
PwC Fined $7M for Audit Independence Violations
The SEC says the firm improperly worked on non-audit services including financial software projects for audit clients.
Auditing
Watchdog Slams PCAOB Oversight of Big Four
“By failing to hold the Big Four accountable [for audit deficiencies], the board is putting all Americans’ financial futures in jeopardy.”
Auditing
Audit Committees Boost Disclosure to Shareholders
Investors get more information about the selection and evaluation of large companies' independent auditors.
Auditing
RSM Charged by SEC with Violating Auditor Independence Rules
The accounting firm agreed to a $950,000 penalty and to engage an independent consultant to evaluate its current quality controls.
Auditing
Microsoft Discloses ‘Critical Audit Matters’
The software giant's auditor, Deloitte, found CAMs related to revenue recognition judgments and uncertain income tax provisions.
Auditing
Fresh Evidence of Auditor Bias Emerges
Companies don't look good for penalizing honest auditors, while other auditors don't look good for rendering slanted opinions.
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