Audit firm watchdog, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), is seeking public comment on a proposal aimed at increasing auditor vigilance against fraud and other forms of noncompliance with laws and regulations. If adopted, the proposal would strengthen auditor requirements to identify, evaluate, and communicate possible or actual wrongdoing and Read More
The United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has unveiled plans to revise its Corporate Governance Code for the first time in five years, aiming to increase accountability among U.K. boards and management teams. The regulator’s proposals comes on the heels of Britain’s long-awaited response to a suggested shake-up of the Read More
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council announced July 18 it has imposed financial and non-financial sanctions, as well as a “severe reprimand,” against Grant Thornton UK and a former audit partner of the firm for failures during 2016 and 2018 audits of the financial statements of British retail company Sports Direct Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged audit firm CohnReznick LLP with improper professional conduct on audit engagements for two clients in 2017 and hit the firm with a $1.9 million penalty to settle the charges. The agency also charged three of the firm’s partners with improper conduct related to the Read More
Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules that would require public companies to say much more about their climate-related initiatives. Until now, most environmental, social, and governance disclosures have been voluntary. The SEC proposal has put internal audit functions on alert at the prospect of the biggest Read More
Chinese companies that list on U.S. stock exchanges must reveal whether they are owned or controlled by a government entity, and provide evidence of their auditing inspections, the Securities and Exchange Commission stated this week. The rule advances a process that could lead to more than 200 companies being delisted Read More
The AICPA Auditing Standards Board issued a new Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) that is intended to clarify its views on how auditors should determine which areas pose the most risks of material misstatement in an audit engagement. Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 145, Understanding the Entity and Its Read More
GUEST BLOG Account reconciliations and analyses are often misunderstood and thought of as routine, low level activities which add little value. On the contrary, they are important activities in the financial closing process. Indeed, reconciliations are a key internal control activity and are instrumental in identifying accounting errors and omissions, Read More
The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board issued a standard on Friday regarding accounting and financial reporting for government-owned land and delayed the effective date due to the pandemic. The organization is aiming to provide more consistent accounting methods and reporting for land holdings. Before the FASAB released this statement, federal Read More
As India strives towards a new age of financial transparency and efficiency, fraud and corruption still pose big threats to economic advancement. In an effort to combat this reality, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs will require more disciplined recording of financial transactions by companies, including a detailed edit log of Read More
