Audit & Accounting

The accountant shortage remains an acute challenge in the U.S. and other parts of the globe, but some countries may be experiencing a comeback.

I volunteered as a conference host to meet the people in the field doing the hard work of government financial management every day.

The PCAOB issued its annual report on its audits of brokers and dealers and noted that it's seeing at least one deficiency in 70% of the 103 audit engagements it reviewed in 2023.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed accounting standards update to request public comments on possible changes to two of its standards.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has released the results of initial outreach efforts regarding auditors and generative AI.

Going concern opinions have slowly decreased over the last two decades, with the exception of spikes during the 2008 financial crisis and the years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daniel Dustin has named Kent Absec, Brenner Allen, William Emmer and Sedrik Newbern to key leadership roles at the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, effective Aug. 1.

Service line leaders stand at the point where a firm's overall strategy meets the delivery of its actual services, says Sarah Dobek of Inovautus Consulting.

If CFOs were students, their grades would be taking a hit due to late homework.

The RSM network made five strategic acquisitions in Europe, including specialist audit and consulting firms in Austria, Denmark and France, plus a prestigious law firm in Spain.