Audit & Accounting

President Trump named Mark Uyeda, a Republican member of the SEC, as acting chairman as confirmation hearings await for Paul Atkins to succeed Gary Gensler.

Accountants and other financial professionals in the U.S. are showing more signs of confidence in the economy, but optimism is waning elsewhere.

KPMG US set up a subsidiary that has filed an application in Arizona to establish a law firm in the state, with hopes of going national.

RSM formed an advisory body composed of three independent board members responsible for evaluating quality control and quality management within the firm's assurance practice.

The Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges against the California-based e-commerce food distributor for overstating revenue to Series D investors.

Gambling operators have attracted increasing regulatory scrutiny in the U.K. in recent years, leading to significant fines.

Natasha Kosnac, chief audit officer of Unite Here, recently succeeded Peter Frank as president of the Accountants Club of America and she has plans for expanding the longtime club.

The International Ethics Sustainability Board for Accountants said its Global Ethics Sustainability Standards have been certified by the PIOB and IOSCO.

Plus, Corecentric enhances its International Tax Management Engine; and other accounting tech news and updates.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a staff publication highlighting problems it's seeing with audits of journal entries.