Accounting standards

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The former head of a Thai industrial cable maker at the center of an accounting scandal and debt defaults has been flagged by local authorities seeking to arrest him.

CEO Francesca Lagerberg has been overseeing growth at a time when some of its Big Four rivals are retrenching on their staff numbers.

Jan Marsalek was a key figure at Wirecard before its implosion in an accounting scandal in June 2020.

The more KAMs disclosed in an audit report, the higher the distress level of a company, according to a new study

The audit fee for the combined group is expected to be less than the sum of the standalone audits, but would still be one of the highest in global banking.

Among other improvements, the financial planning and analysis software company plans to use the money to double its accounting channel team.

This week's Vendor Spotlight features Waseem Daher, co-founder and CEO of bookkeeping solutions provider Pilot.

The education-technology titan has been rocked by the resignation of its auditor and three board members.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released implementation guidance to clarify, explain and elaborate on its GASB statements, using a series of questions and answers.

U.S. audit officials have started a fresh round of inspections of New York-listed Chinese companies in recent weeks as tensions mount between the world's two largest economies.

The U.K.'s Financial Reporting Council published its annual inspection and supervision results of the largest audit firms, and said it found signs of continued improvement.

The International Federation of Accountants released the second installment of its advice for implementing the IAASB's updated standards.

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At its height, the German landlord had a market cap of €3.4 billion; after a series of scandals, it is now worth just €74 million.

Three former executives engaged in improper revenue recognition practices that inflated the company's earnings.

The professional services firm is freezing pay bands for auditors at the senior associate level.

The seven-country search could plunge the troubled German landlord deeper into crisis.

The board proposed an update to improve the accounting for purchased financial assets, including those acquired in a business combination.