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AI Gets Real in Professional Services
Technology

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.
By Vincent Ryan | September 26, 2019
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PwC to Restructure U.K. Audit Practice
Strategy

PwC to Restructure U.K. Audit Practice

Amid growing pressure from regulators, the firm announced plans for a significant transformation of its audit business.
By Lauren Muskett | June 5, 2019
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Auditors Can Be Friendly as Well as Skeptical, Study Finds
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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PCAOB Adopts New Form for Naming Audit Partner
Regulation

PCAOB Adopts New Form for Naming Audit Partner

Auditors will be required to file a new Form AP with the PCAOB, disclosing the name of the engagement partner.
By Matthew Heller | December 15, 2015
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Knowledge of Auditor’s Bias May Be a Dangerous Thing
GAAP and IFRS

Knowledge of Auditor’s Bias May Be a Dangerous Thing

Audit reviewers may be unduly influenced by preparers' feelings about individual clients, finds recent research.
By Matthew Heller | March 5, 2015
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Another Look at Auditor Nightmares
Risk Management

Another Look at Auditor Nightmares

The PCAOB will take a second crack at a proposal to require an auditor to reveal the thinking behind troublesome audit opinions.
By David Katz | December 5, 2014
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