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EY, Partners Charged With Auditor Independence Violations
The charges may reignite the discussion around the too-cozy relationship of some finance executives and their audit firms.
By
Vincent Ryan
| August 2, 2021
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Corporate Finance
Curtailing Auditors’ Tax Services For Appearances Brings Higher Rates
The pursuit of perceived auditor independence turns out to be an expensive proposition, a new study reveals.
By
Vincent Ryan
| June 30, 2020
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Regulation
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.
By
Vincent Ryan
| January 2, 2020
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Risk & Compliance
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.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 24, 2019
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Regulation
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.
By
Vincent Ryan
| August 27, 2019
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Auditing
‘Opinion-Shopping’ Compromises Auditor Independence
While it may serve the interests of struggling companies, shopping for a favorable audit opinion lessens auditor independence and audit quality.
By
David McCann
| May 8, 2019
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Revenue Recognition
Auditing: Time for an Adjustment?
Keeping the auditor-client relationship free of conflicts of interest is still a struggle.
By
Vincent Ryan
| October 23, 2018
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Risk & Compliance
Do Big Four Auditors Unfairly Raise Fees?
The longer the tenure of a company's Big Four auditor, the greater the fee — even though the effort required of the auditor lessens over time.
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David McCann
| May 21, 2018
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Risk & Compliance
Auditor Independence Rule Isn’t Tough Enough
Requiring top corporate executives to be only a year or two removed from a prior job with the company's auditor is insufficient, study suggests.
By
David McCann
| February 12, 2018
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Auditing
Auditors Can Be Friendly as Well as Skeptical, Study Finds
Auditors who trust their clients can feel freer to be more skeptical of their financial reporting.
By
David Katz
| April 19, 2017
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Risk & Compliance
EY Fined $9M Over Auditor Intimacy With Clients
The SEC says EY didn't do enough to prevent two former auditors from getting "too close" to finance executives at companies they were inspecting.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 20, 2016
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Investor Relations
PCAOB Mulling New Form for Naming Audit Partner
"Form AP" would name the engagement partner but would not be included in the client company's SEC filings.
By
Matthew Heller
| July 8, 2015
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Human Capital Management
An Auditor Independence State of Mind
A Billy Joel favorite sparks thoughts of auditor independence.
By
Jay Bornstein
| April 14, 2015
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Regulation
Firm Accused of Auditor Independence Violations
A partner at L.L. Bradford failed to monitor partner assignments, leading to auditor rotation violations in six public company audits, says the PCAOB.
By
Matthew Heller
| April 2, 2015
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Regulation
Regulators Crack Down on Auditor Independence Violators
“To ensure the integrity of our financial reporting system, firms cannot play the roles of auditor and preparer at the same time,” said an SEC official.
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Matthew Heller
| December 8, 2014
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