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Tag: Audit Quality
Audit Leaders Verbally Reaffirm Commitment to Audit Quality Since We Couldn’t Tell From Crappy Audits Lately
Last week, seven hotshots in the world of accounting and auditing stepped up and put […]
Big 4 Audit Quality Hiding in Plain Sight: Restatement Mentions in PCAOB Reports
For the last several years, one very interesting audit quality metric has not been widely […]
KPMG Exec: If the Public Knew How the Audit Sausage Was Made, They’d Appreciate the Taste a Little More
"I can understand why the public at large might feel let down. In hindsight, it […]
All These Years Later, the Fraud Triangle Is Still a Staple
Times may change and fraud schemes may evolve with those changes but for the most […]
U.S. Companies Should Beware of “Ambiguous” Auditor Rotation in Europe
Damn you, globalization, all this stuff was so much easier when we shopped at mom […]
Major Player in Audit Game Makes Unfortunate Audit Quality Word Choice
This week, the ICAEW held an Audit Quality Forum debate on Should auditors do more […]
Big 4 Dominance Bad For Audit Quality, Says Research
Well this is fascinating research from across the pond. Do you mean to tell me […]
Baker Tilly Manages to Get Half of Audits Right, Per UK Regulator
From Accountancy Age: Top Ten accountancy firm Baker Tilly has been told to review its […]
Per PCAOB Board Member, Facebook Will Not Sufficiently Prepare You As an Auditor
"For new accountants, the focus on documentation can be a difficult transition — the world […]
SEC Floats the Idea That the More You Pay For an Audit, The Better the Audit Will Be
We'd say you heard it here first, kids but actually you heard it from CFO […]
Audit Firms Being More Audit Firm-y in Response to the PCAOB’s Disappointment in Their Audits
Colin buried this in ANR this morning but I'm pulling it out and tossing it […]