International accounting

Three former Tesco Plc executives charged with accounting fraud will go on trial in September 2017.

The countdown is on for 2018, as new international accounting rules, IFRS 15 for international countries and ASC 606 for the U.S., will change the way companies need to manage revenue recognition.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced a cooperative agreement with the audit regulator of Finland, the Finnish Patent and Registration Office.

Grant Thornton International Ltd. has prevailed in a class-action lawsuit brought by three Louisiana pension funds against the firm.

Ernst & Young reported a 9 percent increase in global revenue to $29.6 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, the sixth straight year of growth.

A group of advocacy organizations is urging the Financial Accounting Standards Board to require multinational companies to disclose more information about their taxes.

Three former Tesco Plc executives will plead not guilty to allegations of accounting fraud, their lawyers said as the men appeared in a London court for the first time since being charged.

Three former Tesco Plc executives were charged with fraud and false accounting by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, after a multi-million dollar shortfall discovered two years ago led to a criminal investigation of the grocer’s finances.

The International Federation of Accountants wants accountant organizations to partner together more widely and share their success stories and best practices.

Deloitte reported a revenue increase of 9.5 percent across its international network, for a total of US$36.8 billion in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2016.

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has inked a cooperative agreement with the German Auditor Oversight Body, a new regulator for audit firms in Germany.

Institute of Management Accountants president and CEO Jeff Thomson talks in this video about how he views the plans by the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants to form a new international association.

The Institute of Internal Auditors and the International Federation of Accountants have renewed an agreement to collaborate on advancing auditing and accounting practices around the world.

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has published new guidance on how the public sector can account for employee benefits around the world and is also considering changes in how to account for financial instruments.

New research from the International Federation of Accountants shows how advice and expertise from accountants helps improve business performance at companies around the world.

Mazars, an international accounting, auditing and tax firm, has signed a deal to acquire Corality Financial Group, a financial modeling consultancy and training course provider with offices in Sydney, London and New York.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants is releasing a new standard this week that redefines the roles of auditors, CFOs and other accounting professionals when they witness or suspect illegal acts at their own organizations or within a client’s organization.

Charles Tilley, the longtime leader of the London-based Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, is stepping down following the recent approval of an international accounting association jointly run with the American Institute of CPAs.

The International Federation of Accountants has been trying to build the reach and influence of the accounting profession in emerging markets in Africa, Asia and other parts of the world.