Auditing

Regulation

Ex-BDO CPAs Suspended Over AmTrust Audit

The SEC says the three accountants misrepresented that the audit had been completed after the audit team fell behind schedule.
Supply Chain

Tariff Turmoil Spurs Need for Rigorous Vendor Screening

To the long list of massive administrative headaches multinational finance departments must start thinking about, we may now add trade compliance.
Auditing

Auditing the Auditor

Whether internal or external, audits rarely detect insider fraud. Here’s why.
M&A

Which Acquisitions Will Generate Negative Stock Returns?

If the acquiring company elects to exempt the target from Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 internal controls attestation, negative stock returns may follow.
Auditing

SEC Charges Citigroup for Internal Controls Failure

A Citigroup subsidiary failed to detect fraudulent invoices and work estimates in a receivables factoring program for an oil industry provider.
Credit & Capital

Audit Software Firm Nabs $40M in Funding

The startup, AuditBoard, offers a cloud-based platform for managing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and other aspects of internal auditing.
Auditing

16 Years Later, SOX Compliance Continues to Evolve

Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs shot up this year, underscoring the need for companies to automate more of their compliance activities.
Auditing

What Is a Critical Audit Matter?

How does an auditor figure out whether a matter involves especially "challenging, subjective, or complex judgment?"
Mergers & Acquisitions

How Important Are Intangible Asset Impairments?

Where there are impairments for intangible assets such as goodwill, other liabilities may be lingering on the balance sheet as well.
Fraud

SEC Wants the Power to Limit the Size of Whistleblower Awards

Proposed amendments to the rules would give commissioners more discretion over the size of whistleblower awards; some say they could undercut the program.
Auditing

Public Scrutiny

How much do you know about the market for auditing services?
Regulation

U.K. Fines KPMG $4M for Audit Deficiencies

The firm admitted its audits of scandal-plagued Quindell plc fell “significantly short” of professional standards.
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