Auditing September 9, 2026
Caseware Puts Agentic AI Inside the Audit
Caseware also launched an AI-first evolution of its Client Requests approach, bringing the same engagement intelligence into the audit preparation workflow.
Audit Standards May 14, 2026
AICPA’s Auditing Board Updates Confirmation Standards
The American Institute of CPAs' Auditing Standards Board approved a standards update on Thursday that aims to modernize how CPAs obtain audit evidence through external confirmation procedures.
SEC May 14, 2026
Judge Says Cannot ‘Rubber Stamp’ $1.5 Million Musk-SEC Deal
The proposed settlement was reached earlier this month to resolve SEC claims that Elon Musk missed the deadline to disclose that he’d accumulated more than 5% of Twitter’s stock.
Accounting May 12, 2026
Boomer Consulting Launches Two New Peer Communities
The Boomer Tax Leader and Audit Leader Circles connect forward-thinking professionals in dedicated, role-specific communities to collaborate on the accounting profession’s most pressing challenges.
Technology May 8, 2026
Grant Thornton U.S. Launches In-House Audit Transformation Platform
The top 10 accounting firm announced Thursday the launch of its audit transformation platform called "gtap"—a proprietary audit infrastructure that Grant Thornton says will redefine how it performs audits.
Technology May 8, 2026
Optro Acquires SOX Automation Platform Midship
Hg-backed Optro, the cloud-based audit, risk, and compliance management platform that was formerly known as AuditBoard, said May 6 that it has acquired Midship, an AI-native SOX automation solution.
Technology May 7, 2026
Fieldguide Earns AIUC-1 Certification
Fieldguide, an agentic AI-native platform for audit and advisory, announced May 6 that its AI agents, Field Agents, have achieved AIUC-1 certification from the Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company.
Technology May 5, 2026
Suralink Unveils Workpaper Suite Intelligence
Workpaper Suite Intelligence is a new set of capabilities within Suralink Workpaper Suite designed to improve how audit and engagement teams turn raw client data into completed workpapers.
Risk Management May 5, 2026
COSO Releases Guidance on Enterprise Risk Management
New research from the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission outlines practical steps for moving enterprise risk management from documentation to action.
SEC May 5, 2026
Musk Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million over SEC Twitter Stake Case
Elon Musk agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that he cheated Twitter shareholders in 2022 by failing to properly disclose his growing stake in the social media company.
Auditing May 4, 2026
The IIA Calls for Stronger Governance, Internal Controls, and Independent Audit Requirements in Prediction Markets
The IIA’s recommendations draw upon globally recognized standards within its International Professional Practices Framework.
Technology April 29, 2026
Rippling Rolls Out Automated Compliance Tool for SOC 2 Audits
Workforce management system Rippling has launched an automated compliance tool that the San Francisco-based company says dramatically simplifies SOC 2 audits.
SEC April 20, 2026
SEC’s Power to Recoup Illicit Profits Challenged at Supreme Court
Justices are being asked to put new limits on “disgorgement,” one of the SEC’s most potent enforcement tools, designed to recoup illicit profits and return them to victims.