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Category: Audit
The Center For Audit Quality Has Animated Auditors For Your Learning Pleasure
For your daily dose of YouTube-based comical entertainment, Prof Albrecht (via Bob Jensen) has shared […]
Ernst & Young Settles a $2 Million Slap on the Hand With the PCAOB
And no, before anyone asks, this has nothing to do with Lehman. According to the […]
The Oscars Pretty Much Sum Up Everything That Happens In Public Accounting
Who is excited about the Oscars? Certainly not me, I don't watch movies. But whatever, […]
Now That They’ve Put the Biggest Fraud in India’s History Behind Them, PwC Thinks an Independent Audit Regulator Might Be a Good Idea
PwC India Chairman Deepak Kapoor is in Davos and must be engaging in some real […]
Memo to Audit Firms: If Steven Thomas Sues You, That Means You Really Screwed Up
If you've been reading Going Concern for a while, you have probably heard the name […]
Senator Carl Levin Wants Auditor Names
Back in October, the PCAOB officially proposed that audit partners be required to slap their […]
Almost Everyone Thinks Mandatory Auditor Rotation is an Awful Idea
Back in August, the PCAOB issued a concept release on audit firm rotation and invited […]
Wanted: CPA Who Isn’t Hung Up on Things Like Money or “Meticulous Records” to Perform Financial Statement Audit
From the wild and wonderful world of Craigslist comes a small Las Vegas business who […]
As it Stands Right Now, Deloitte Was the Worst Big 4 Audit Firm in 2010
Yesterday, the regulatory love child of Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley, the PCAOB, issued its […]
You Can Officially Check “Updated COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework” Off Your Wish List
Another Festivus miracle! The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) – an […]
Audit Reform Goodie Bag to Be Opened Tomorrow
Michel Barnier delayed things for a week – not his choice – but your anxiety should subside tomorrow:
Internal markets commissioner Barnier will present his audit reform proposals to European Parliament tomorrow, one week later than planned. […] Headline proposals include pure audit firms, mandatory joint audit and mandatory rotation, but critics claim the measures would not address Barnier’s proclaimed objectives.
Barnier’s audit reform unveiled tomorrow [Accountancy Age]