All Accounting & Auditing articles – Page 29
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ArticleSuper Micro Computer, former CFO charged with accounting violations
A California-based server and cloud computing firm has agreed to pay $17.5 million as part of a settlement with the SEC to resolve charges of improperly booked revenue and understated expenses.
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ArticlePCAOB study: Improved quality control needed in broker-dealer audits
Modest improvements in the audits of broker-dealers do little to absolve the need for firms to evaluate how they can enhance their systems of quality control, according to the latest figures from the PCAOB.
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SEC wants to curb sensitive data contained in CAT submissions, EDGAR filings
Rule changes proposed by the SEC seek to limit the amount of personally identifiable information required in data submitted to the Consolidated Audit Trail and for public company filings.
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ArticleReport: Trading activity by German regs spiked ahead of Wirecard collapse
Staff members of Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin, were reportedly buying and selling Wirecard shares at a suspiciously higher rate leading up to the collapse of the FinTech firm.
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ArticleSEC investigating iQIYI over accounting scandal
iQIYI announced it’s under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations the China-based video-streaming company overstated its revenues and subscriber numbers.
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ArticleSEC charges former Hertz CEO with aiding and abetting accounting misconduct
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Mark Frissora, the former chief executive officer of car rental service Hertz, with aiding and abetting the company in its filing of inaccurate financial statements and disclosures.
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ArticleSurvey: How COVID-19 has impacted companies’ leases
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on companies’ leasing function, according to results from a recent survey from Compliance Week and Visual Lease. The study reveals how companies are tackling leasing issues in the “new normal.”
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ArticleQ&A: IIA president Chambers on Three Lines update, COVID-19, more
In the wake of drastic updates to the “Three Lines Model” for managing risk, IIA President and CEO Richard Chambers catches up with Compliance Week to discuss the changes, how COVID-19 has impacted the internal audit profession, and more.
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ArticleDespite pandemic, ‘time to act is now’ on LIBOR transition
Focus on LIBOR transition may have slipped during the coronavirus pandemic, but the recent conversation among regulators is once again looking toward life after the soon-expiring reference rate.
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FASB ASU simplifies liabilities, equities guidance
The Financial Accounting Standards Board finalized changes to accounting standards meant to simplify complexities surrounding liabilities and equities.
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ArticlePCAOB: Increased audit communication a silver lining of pandemic
The PCAOB’s latest “Conversations with Audit Committee Chairs” update highlights the benefits committee chairs say they have gleaned from increased communications with auditors during the coronavirus pandemic.
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ArticleBausch Health to pay $45M for misleading disclosures
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Bausch Health (formerly Valeant Pharmaceuticals) and three former executives for improper revenue recognition and misleading disclosures in SEC filings and earnings presentations.
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ArticleAnalysis: Comparing the IIA’s new ‘Three Lines Model’ to the old one
The biggest improvement in the IIA’s new “Three Lines Model” of risk management is it allows for greater flexibility between “lines” and is less likely to be interpreted so literally.
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ArticleUnder Armour facing potential SEC enforcement over accounting practices
Under Armour revealed in a regulatory filing that its accounting practices are the subject of a pending enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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ArticleFASB proposes new chapter for financial reporting framework
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has proposed a new chapter to Concepts Statement No. 8 that would define 10 elements of financial statements.
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ArticleAccounting execs arrested as Wirecard probe continues
German prosecutors arrested three Wirecard executives, including the former CFO and head of accounting, as an investigation into the company’s inflated balance sheet and a missing $2 billion continues to expand.
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ArticleIIA CEO Chambers to step down
The Institute of Internal Auditors announced longtime President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Chambers plans to step down at the end of March.
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ArticleEx-FASB head Golden to lead PwC independent advisory committee
Big Four audit firm PwC announced the addition of former Financial Accounting Standards Board head Russell Golden as chair of its recently formed, independent Assurance Quality Advisory Committee.
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ArticleFRC closes accounting investigation into Mitie Group
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council announced the closure of its nearly three-year-long investigation into the financial statements of facility management firm Mitie Group for the year ended March 31, 2016.
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ArticleFRC audit inspections: Deloitte leads way as quality declines as a whole
The Financial Reporting Council published the results of its latest round of audit inspections, concluding one-third of the reviewed audits conducted by the seven largest U.K. firms required a notable level of improvement.