All Accounting & Auditing articles – Page 33
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White paper: 5 Ways to Reduce Document Sprawl During Audits
Reduce document sprawl by automating your file request, sharing, and tracking processes
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PwC survey: Finance leaders worried about global recession
The potential for the coronavirus outbreak to lead to a global recession topped the list of concerns among finance leaders based in the United States and Mexico, according to a new survey released by PwC.
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AICPA calls for IRS to provide tax relief during coronavirus pandemic
AICPA seeks extended filing deadlines to reassure clients struggling with uncertainty during coronavirus pandemic.
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FASB issues improvements to financial instruments guidance, including CECL
FASB has issued an accounting standards update amending several financial instruments topics in order to provide more clarity and improve on such standards as current expected credit losses.
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Audit client turnover 2019: Deloitte dominates; KPMG, EY, PwC falter
For the fifth consecutive year, Deloitte net positive in new SEC audit engagements while the rest of its Big Four peers saw net decreases in clients, according to the latest annual study from Audit Analytics.
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e-Book: Trends, tips, and transparency: Internal Audit
In this e-Book, Compliance Week explores auditor reporting standards issued in May by the Auditing Standards Board to help companies get a head start on their rapidly approaching 2020 reports.
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KPMG names firm veteran as U.S. CEO
KPMG has named Paul Knopp—who has been with the company for 36 years—to be its next U.S. chair and chief executive officer.
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Newell Brands facing SEC subpoena over sales, accounting practices
Newell Brands disclosed in a regulatory filing it is facing a Securities and Exchange Commission subpoena over its sales and accounting practices, particularly related to the impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets.
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Accountant pleads guilty in DOJ Panama Papers probe
A U.S-based accountant who was charged alongside three others for their alleged roles in a decades-long criminal scheme perpetrated by Panama-headquartered law firm Mossack Fonseca and related entities has pleaded guilty.
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FASB agenda on hold amid chair transition
Outgoing FASB Chair Russell Golden said at a Financial Accounting Foundation meeting this week the rulemaker will look to get his successor, Richard Jones, settle before determining its second-quarter agenda.
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Benchmarking report: New lease accounting rules having seismic effect on balance sheets
In LeaseQuery’s first benchmarking analysis of lease liabilities, it found balance sheet liabilities increased nearly 16 times as operating leases came onto the balance sheet for the first time upon adoption of ASC 842.
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SEC settles with RSM over improper conduct
The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled charges with RSM for “improper professional conduct” after the firm assigned unqualified staff to audit a series of private investment funds.
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FRC sends letter to Big Four outlining ‘operational separation’
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council penned a letter to the Big Four outlining expectations for how the auditors should go about separating their audit work from their consultancy business.
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Big Four score: EY, KPMG, PwC, Deloitte among Fortune’s 100 best companies list
Fortune’s 2020 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For is out, and accounting firms are again among them. All four of the Big Four firms are in the top 50, as is Plante Moran.
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SEC subpoenas Mattel in accounting probe
Mattel announced it has received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking documents related to a previously disclosed investigation that had uncovered accounting errors.
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Regulatory events coming this spring
Check out information on upcoming events from such regulators as the SEC, FINRA, CFPB, and more.
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FRC to review how U.K. companies, auditors address climate change
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council announced it will begin reviewing the extent to which U.K. companies and auditors are responding to the impact of climate change to ensure reporting requirements are being met.
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SEC: Potential impact of coronavirus on audit quality
The SEC and PCAOB have issued a joint statement updating their recent conversations with audit firm leaders on audit quality oversight challenges in China, including the potential impact of the coronavirus on financial disclosures and audit quality.
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Tax planning opportunities for 2020 lead to potential tax savings
Grant Thornton has released guidance on tax planning for both public and private companies to help them get started by asking the right questions.
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FASB Chairman Golden’s agenda setting 101
Have you ever wondered how FASB decides what issues to include in its technical agenda? Chairman Russell Golden explained recently the process for identifying the right accounting issues to address.