All PwC articles – Page 6
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Uber, Bitcoin, and PwC
Title: Uber, Bitcoin, and PwCThis week, Michael Flynn becomes the latest indictment on Mueller’s list, Uber steps up its corruption game to espionage, and PwC has its first Bitcoin transaction.
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Audit technology pushes companies to get data in order
To stay in step with audit technology, companies need to start thinking hard about their own technological capabilities to stand up to the audit process.
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PCAOB disciplines PwC, Crowe Horwath affiliate
The PCAOB has disciplined PwC over a broker-dealer audit lapse and Crowe Horwath HK over an investigation involving a China-based company.
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Half of Fortune 500 still non-committal on new revenue rules
More than one-fourth of Fortune 500 filers still had not figured out how they will be affected by new revenue recognition rules as of April and May.
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Auditors: How can they be appointed independently?
A series of severe fines and reprimands involving auditor misconduct raises a thorny question: Could, or should, organizations have independently appointed auditors?
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Visit the “front lines” for the best in risk management
PwC’s sixth annual “Risk in Review” survey spells out the many ways in which firms that place risk accountability with business units enjoy greater risk management overall.
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Latest internal audit studies suggest path forward for leaders
The latest crop of internal audit studies reveal some promising insights into the trajectory of the profession and strategies to undertake on the path forward.
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PCAOB inspection findings rise at Grant Thornton
While audit inspection findings across the major firms generally improved in the most recently reported year, such was not the case at Grant Thornton.
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Newest internal audit poll calls for focus on disruption
If there’s a point to internal audit beyond fulfilling a compliance requirement, it seems as if corporate America is still trying to figure it out.
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Oracle and PwC team up to offer IFRS 9 compliance expertise
Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications and PwC have announced a global collaboration to offer technology, implementation, and consulting solutions to help financial institutions meet near-term and ongoing compliance with the International Accounting Standards Board’s new IFRS9 and FASB’s proposed CECL reporting standards.
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Some plan to dig into leases in 2017, some not so much
The latest poll on big accounting change says some companies are making plans to devote time in 2017 to the new requirements around lease accounting, according to Tammy Whitehouse.
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KPMG's latest inspection shows more modest improvement
KPMG's newest PCAOB inspection report shows another modest improvement in audit errors, although no one is yet jumping for joy over deficiency findings.
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Latest EY inspection shows improvement in error rate
The latest PCAOB inspection report for EY show the firm failed in 29 percent of audits inspected in 2015 to perform a clean audit -- an improvement over 2014 results.
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Revenue recognition laggards outnumbered in new poll
Tammy Whitehouse has the results of a fresh survey on revenue recognition that suggests 75 percent of public companies are still assessing how they will be affected with only 14 months to the effective date.
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State of Compliance 2016: Aligning compliance with business strategy
A new study by PwC notes that compliance programs work best when they are deeply integrated with an organization’s overall business strategy, reports Jaclyn Jaeger.
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2015 audit inspections show some gains, some blown opinions
The PCAOB’s earliest 2015 inspection results show some reductions in deficient audits, but also increases in restatements and withdrawn opinions. More from Tammy Whitehouse.
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Strength through diversity: Q&A with Maria Castañón Moats
The former chief diversity officer for PwC is now the leader of the firm’s U.S. assurance practice. With her strong background and bright future, what does Maria Castañón Moats have in store? Tammy Whitehouse has the answers.
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Accounting leaders advocate looking at non-GAAP accounting measures
As the Securities and Exchange Commission continues its focus on use of non-GAAP accounting measures, accounting experts are advising companies to take a look at their internal controls and assure they are appropriate. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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Internal audit faces more change, technology, papers say
A pair of recent white papers by Big 4 firms suggest transformation for the internal audit profession is far from finished. In, fact, some of the biggest changes in store for the profession may still be around the bend.EY focuses its attention specifically on internal auditors in financial services, where ...
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Treasury’s efforts to overturn long-standing tax law creates massive compliance headache
The federal government is trying to close a $40B tax loophole big enough to completely fund NASA twice every single year. But the way it’s doing it is causing some major corporate pushback. Tammy Whitehouse reports.