Auditing

Audit partner observations on a range of topics, including the overall health of the economy, business transformation, quality of corporate disclosures and more

Each year the PCAOB gives audit firms, investors, and public companies a heads up on what areas of the audit inspectors will be placing a greater emphasis on during its upcoming inspection cycle, in the hopes of improving audit quality.

Sustainability impact measurement and reporting frameworks are now being actively developed and harmonized by governments, rating agencies, consultancies, and auditing bodies to enable apples-to-apples comparisons across markets and geographies.

EY will have to pay a $100 million fine after it was revealed today that hundreds of the Big Four firm’s auditors had cheated on mandatory ethics exams ...

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) voted unanimously to amend current auditing rules and introduced a new standard on June 21 pertaining to an audit firm’s use of so-called “other auditors” who lend a hand during the course of an audit.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) voted unanimously to amend current auditing rules and introduced a new standard on June 21 pertaining to an audit firm’s use of so-called “other auditors” who lend a hand during the course of an audit.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are some of the most important topics discussed in boardrooms today. However, when ESG programs are not implemented correctly, organizations can quickly find themselves enmeshed in a maelstrom of missteps and negative headlines.

The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS)—one of the largest state CPA societies in the nation—is proud to announce its second class of Strategy Academy graduates. Launched in 2021, ICPAS’ invitation-only Strategy Academy aims to develop the strategic thinking ...