Auditing April 6, 2026
AI is Co-Writing End-of-Month Financial Reporting. Here’s What that Means for Auditors
In many organizations, AI is becoming embedded in core accounting workflows during the end-of-month process.
October 12, 2016
Report: Audit Committees Need to Focus on Corporate Culture
Audit committees should be aggressively assessing corporate culture to detect and deter unethical behavior in their organizations, according to a new paper released by the Internal Audit Foundation and PwC US.
October 12, 2016
Corporate Directors Want to Rein In “Overboarding” and Improvements to Non-GAAP Metrics
According to a new survey by BDO USA, LLP, one of the nation’s leading accounting and consulting organizations, three-quarters (74%) of public company board members are in favor of placing limits on the total number of boards on which a director may serve and they generally favor more stringent limitations than those supported by proxy...…
October 12, 2016
Maryland Association of CPAs Awards Women Leaders
The MACPA’s annual Women to Watch awards highlight the accomplishments of Maryland women in the CPA profession and demonstrate to emerging female leaders that success is not out of reach. The awards, initially created by the American Institute of ...
October 6, 2016
Alerts Focus on Risk Areas for Upcoming Audit Cycle
The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) has published two new member alerts that can help public company auditing firms address potential risks in a proactive and accelerated manner.
October 4, 2016
Jon Baron, Thomson Reuters Executive, Wins 2016 On the Edge Innovation Award
The award is bestowed on an individual “who has demonstrated unique service to the accounting profession.” With more than 40 years of accounting experience, Mr. Baron is a widely respected leader and technology advocate.
October 4, 2016
How Self-Certification Fosters Employee Honesty
How to keep the honest majority honest in the face of temptations to be unethical? New research in the scholarly journal Behavioral Research in Accounting tests a simple, trusting approach and finds it yields promising results.
October 4, 2016
Audit Pros Focus on Emerging Risks, Strategy
Another key finding is the growing focus on emerging risks. Already 55% of TeamMate's 2016 survey respondents report having a formal process to identify, assess and report on emerging risks, and 44% provide their audit committees with a regular report ...
September 29, 2016
Most Americans Confident In Stock Markets
Investors display healthy levels of confidence in public company auditors (81 percent), independent audit committees (77 percent), audited financial statements (75 percent), and financial advisors (75 percent).
September 27, 2016
AICPA Proposes Cybersecurity Risk Management Criteria
The development of a common set of criteria will pave the way for the introduction of a new engagement that CPAs can use to assist boards of directors, senior management, and other pertinent stakeholders as they evaluate the effectiveness of an ...
September 27, 2016
Confirmation.com Named as 2016 NEXT Award Finalist
The awards ceremony takes place on November 17 at the Omni Nashville Hotel to honor top companies and entrepreneurs in 12 categories, including technology and healthcare innovation.
September 20, 2016
Thoughts from EDGE: It’s Time for Baby Boomers to Let Go of the Reins
The generation that we Baby Boomers raised to be inclusive, to not look the other way but to instead embrace differences, to help and support perceived weaknesses in others while recognizing and applauding strengths not as accomplishments that make us ...
September 20, 2016
New System Streamlines Working Papers for Nonprofits
The accounting technology company Validis has released a new system for managing working papers specific to nonprofit audits. The working papers are configured to reflect the additional granularity required for nonprofit clients and include the ...