In the last few years, we’ve seen audit errors cause serious consequences. These aren’t simple fines for late accounts: it’s been impossible to ignore a string of names from the worlds of fashion ...

Brad Geddes is no stranger to paid search. And as one of the co-founders of Adalysis, he’s done his fair share of audits. In an SMX Advanced session, he provides a framework for how to audit your own ...

Editor’s note: The author is technical director of the AICPA Center for Plain English Accounting. Addressing audit risk in financial statements with high levels of substantive procedures toward the ...

A January audit of Harris County inmates’ commissary accounts identified critical oversights and financial control failures, including violations of state law and county policies. It’s the latest in a ...

Accounting firms could be asked to split their lucrative consulting services from their audit functions and individual firm partners could face far greater scrutiny and penalties for legal breaches, ...

Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut, seen in this NHPR file photo taken during an unrelated hearing, says that the data is held by a private contractor, not the state, and thus can’t be turned over ...

The PCAOB has issued new requirements for auditing accounting estimates and fair value measurements and using the work of specialists. The board is seeking comments on the new requirements. As the use ...

There are a number of types of accounting, serving a wide range of functions from tax preparation and financial statement preparation to catching white-collar criminals. To determine which type of ...

A state audit found shortcomings in project funding, vendor payments and certification, and overtime policy enforcement at the Maryland State Highway Administration.| DOCUMENT: Read the state ...