Interesting piece over at the Wall Street Journal this morning about environmental disclosures or, more […]
Category: Audit
EY Auditors Cheated on Ethics Exams and Tried to Cover It Up, Will Pay a Record Fine for Naughtiness
Well this is bad. The SEC has fined EY a record $100 million after an […]
Audit Supervisors at the PCAOB Want Auditors to Better Supervise Their Auditors
The PCAOB adopted a new audit standard yesterday (AS 1206, Dividing Responsibility for the Audit […]
EY Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is on Audit Quality With a Technology Investment
EY announced today it is making a $1 billion investment in audit technology just weeks […]
SEC Slaps CohnReznick and Three Partners with Improper Professional Conduct
This press release from the SEC is wayyyy too boring to be rewritten in an […]
The Audit Profession’s Inability to Retain Talent Poses a Serious Threat to Audit Quality
Just about every employer in corporate America is singing the blues about talent shortages caused […]
The PCAOB Ain’t Messing Around No More
After getting rid of the boil on its butt (that boil being ex-chairman William Duhnke) […]
BDO USA Is Finally Trying to Do Something to Improve Its Horrible Audit Quality
While PCAOB inspection reports are only one indicator of how good or bad a public […]
6 Rules of Audit Room Etiquette
As workers return to the office, many auditors find themselves visiting client sites for the […]
In the Trenches: My Three Least Favorite Audit Rooms
Audit rooms come in all shapes and sizes—usually small, often windowless, sometimes with chairs you […]
Are Auditors Becoming as Hard to Find as a PS5?
Alternate title: If You Are an Accounting Student, Expect to End Up In Audit When […]
How Did Crowe, Moss Adams, and Marcum Do In Their Respective 2020 PCAOB Inspection Reports?
If these inspection reports were like tests taken in a classroom, Crowe and Moss Adams […]