PCAOB July 9, 2026
Here’s Who’s Serving on the PCAOB’s Inspections Modernization Council
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on Thursday revealed the names of the 12 people who will serve on its new Inspections Modernization Council.
October 9, 2020
CPAs Urged to ‘Reimagine What’s Next’ During Innovation Summit Keynote
With more than 600 accounting and finance professionals in attendance, the interactive webcast focused on a few key concepts, as well as some important lessons developed and taught by Burrus as part of his ...
October 9, 2020
The IIA and AuditBoard Launch $500,000 Scholarship Program
This scholarship program reflects both AuditBoard’s goal of elevating the audit profession through technology and education and The IIA’s mission to advance the profession by providing educational and training opportunities based on a ...
October 8, 2020
Stablecoins and Fair Value Measurement Feature in Updated Guidance from AICPA Digital Assets Working Group
Digital assets are defined broadly as digital records, made using cryptography for verification and security purposes, on a distributed ledger. Although all industries encounter change, the digital asset ecosystem is evolving rapidly.
October 8, 2020
AuditBoard Unveils New Platform Features to Enhance Audit, Risk, and Compliance Management
More than 40 new technology innovations are being unveiled this week at the company’s Audit & Beyond conference, the year’s largest virtual event focused exclusively on the enterprise audit, risk, and compliance community.
October 7, 2020
More Diversity Needed in Accounting Education
The AICPA’s most recent Supply and Demand Report shows an interesting trend, one that the industry needs to find a strategy to address. When students first start down the path of becoming an accounting professional, there’s pretty ...
October 6, 2020
Tipalti Raises $150 Million in Series E Funding
Led by Durable Capital Partners, the Series E round also includes significant investments from Greenoaks Capital and participation from current investor 01 Advisors. Tipalti will use this additional funding to double-down on its ...
October 6, 2020
Strike Graph Launches With $3.9 Million in Funding to Automate Security Audits
Ninety percent of B2B companies must complete cybersecurity audits due to customer requirements or competition. Passing a cybersecurity audit such as SOC 2, ISO 27001 or FedRAMP can have a massive impact on company revenue.
October 5, 2020
AICPA Honors Innovative Accounting Educators
The awards, co-sponsored by Grant Thornton and the Federation of Schools of Accountancy (FSA), are given each year to college and university educators who develop unique and effective teaching tools for introductory, upper division, and graduate courses.
September 30, 2020
Crowdsourcing Innovation from Within: How Deloitte’s 2020 Audit & Assurance Innovation Challenge is Helping Drive New Talent Models and Inclusivity
COVID-19 has upended just about every part of business as we know it, especially with regards to how it is affecting the future of work. Many organizations, having realized that the impacts of the pandemic are here to stay, are now focused on ...
September 30, 2020
AICPA’s New Direct Examination Engagements Standard Uses a Practitioner’s Expertise when Evaluating Nonfinancial Information
SSAE No. 21 enables the practitioner to provide an opinion, without another party responsible for the underlying subject matter having first measured or evaluated the subject matter. The service will be helpful with new and ...
September 30, 2020
7 Ways to Automate Corporate T&E Policies
No two corporate T&E policies are exactly alike. AppZen Mastermind extends the power of AppZen Expense Audit to give enterprise finance teams the power to automate their specific T&E policies. Mastermind replicates and manages your ...
September 24, 2020
Should U.S. Broaden Mandate on Auditor Rotation?
Drawing on publicly available data, the AJPT study employs a novel method to focus on the years immediately preceding and following mandated partner rotations. Joining Prof. Whited as co-authors in the AJPT’s current issue are Huan Kuang and Matthew G.