Accounting standards

The Big Four network saw its strongest growth in Asia, and advisory services.

Disruption is here, and shifting to advisory and consulting services is the wise move.

As technology infiltrates the auditing process, auditors must be sure to maintain and cultivate this core attribute.

Two new documents from the board suggest enhancements to the reporting model, and new ideas about recognizing elements in financial statements.

As multiple investigations into Danske Bank A/S get under way, Denmark’s government wants to know why the bank’s auditors appear to have missed signs that one of Europe’s biggest money laundering scandals was unfolding in front of them.

A legal fight kicks off to recover some of the billions of dollars investors lost after the South African retailer’s financial scandal.

Clients are also leaving as the Big Four firm works to restore trust.

FloQast, a provider of close management software, is eyeing the problems with the new revenue recognition standard, especially for privately held technology companies like itself.

Bloomberg Tax has introduced a leased assets application to help organizations comply with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new leasing standard.

Many companies are finding the transition to the new accounting standards to be trickier than expected.

The software provides a suite of tools to manage land information and tax revenue management.

The Big Four firm posted $43.2 billion for FY2018, an 11.3 percent increase.

The Accounting for Sustainability Project is challenging the profession to help companies meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

The new capability helps organizations maintain dual reporting on revenue and expenses allocated according to two sets of rules until Jan. 1.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Audit Oversight Body of Austria to do joint inspections and oversight of auditing firms that are subject to both U.S. and Austrian jurisdiction.

Martin Baumann has been appointed as the new chair of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board.

The British government says it is targeting accountants, lawyers and real estate agents who help hide dirty money as part of an increasingly aggressive effort to crack down on illicit fund flows from Russia, China and elsewhere.

EY achieved its eighth consecutive year of growth.

Grant Thornton's Mike Santay shares what's new at the Auditing Standards Board, and what's to come.

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