Auditing March 4, 2026
SEC and PCAOB Enforcement Plummets
In 2025, the SEC brought 68% fewer accounting and auditing actions than in 2024, and the PCAOB finalized 27% fewer actions over the same period, according to Cornerstone Research.
February 12, 2016
Professionals on the Move – February 16, 2016
A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
January 25, 2016
New Tools in Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Aid In SOC 2 Engagements
The rapid growth of data housed in the cloud, combined with highly publicized security breaches at major retailers, government agencies, and other vendors, has increased awareness of the importance of data controls.
January 22, 2016
Internal Controls and Data Security Top List of Worries For Financial Execs
Internal controls over financial reporting and data security have leaped to the top of the list of compliance issues that cause sleepless nights for executives who prepare corporate financial information.
January 12, 2016
New Ways That Technology Is Shaping the Audit
It's no surprise that the pace of technological change has clearly increased dramatically, and recent developments impact nearly every aspect of the way we live our lives. Given the broad scope, maybe I shouldn’t be surprised at how pronounced the ...
January 12, 2016
How Accounting Firms Can Benefit From Adding Audit Services
Audits don’t have to be priced on a fixed basis. You can quote a fee range and state conditions that will result in additional fees such as extra work requested by client, client doesn’t deliver data and documents as requested and unforeseen ...
January 6, 2016
Wolters Kluwer, Maker of CCH Software, Realigns U.S. and North American Markets
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, the maker of professional tax, accounting and audit software under the CCH brand, is restructuring its North American and U.S. markets.
January 6, 2016
FASB Issues New Guidance on Recognition and Measurement of Financial Instruments
The ASU on recognition and measurement will take effect for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For private companies, not-for-profit organizations, and employee ...
December 30, 2015
2016 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy Now Available
The GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy is a list of computer-readable tags in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) format that allows companies to tag precisely the thousands of pieces of financial data that are included in typical long-form ...
December 17, 2015
Portfolios Offer Guidance On New Revenue Recognition Standard
The Portfolios provide a detailed description of the five steps corporations will need to employ in recognizing revenue and offer practical insight to professionals within corporations responsible for implementing and complying with the new standard.
December 17, 2015
Wolters Kluwer Introduces New Tax Professional Certificate Programs
These certificate programs are the latest learning opportunities within the CCH Learning Center which features more than 350 online, self-study CPE courses. Additional details about these latest CCH Learning Center course offerings include ...
December 15, 2015
The Worst Tax Penalties and How to Help Your Clients Avoid Them
There is one tax saving approach we can always assist our clients with, and that is educating them about tax penalties. What follows is a list of the most punitive tax penalties along with simple tips on making sure your clients are never ...
December 10, 2015
70% of SMBs Using Manual Expense Management Processes
Most small businesses use error-prone manual processes to manage their expenses, including travel expenses, according to a new survey by Certify, a provider of cloud-based travel and entertainment expense reporting software.