All Accounting & Auditing articles – Page 22
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ArticleStudy: Auditor assurance over ESG reporting still in early stages
Despite an increase in ESG disclosures that is expected to continue, a significantly low number of public companies have obtained audit firm assurance regarding that reporting, according to a new study.
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SEC charges CCO for role in TMG fraud scheme
Steven Wolfe, the former chief compliance officer of investment adviser Tellone Management Group, has been charged by the SEC for his role in a fraudulent scheme to hide information from investors.
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ArticleFRC: KPMG provided ‘false’ info in Carillion, Regenersis audit inspections
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council issued a disciplinary formal complaint against KPMG for allegedly providing “false and misleading” information during inspections into the Big Four firm’s audits of Carillion and Regenersis.
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ArticleU.K. audit breakup plan hits snag without Big Four support
The Big Four audit firms have refused to back a U.K. government plan to break their dominance of the market by forcing them to share work with smaller competitors to give them a foothold.
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ArticleChanging accounting standards driving financial process remediations
In response to new standards affecting leases, revenue recognition, and credit losses, public companies have significantly changed their financial processes in the past year and are not done yet, according to data from Deloitte.
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ArticleEY fined $3M in U.K. for Stagecoach audit failings
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council ordered EY to pay a reduced fine of £2.2 million (U.S. $3 million) related to its audits of international transport company Stagecoach Group for the 2017 financial year.
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ArticleSEC fines Healthcare Services Group $6M over contingency reporting lapses
Healthcare Services Group agreed to pay $6 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for contingency reporting failures that led to accounting and disclosure violations.
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ArticleTwo PCAOB members resign ahead of SEC overhaul
Rebekah Goshorn Jurata and Megan Zietsman have announced they will resign, meaning the PCAOB could soon be left with one active member ahead of SEC plans to clean house at the audit regulator.
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ArticleOne-on-one with Richard Jones: What lies ahead at FASB
A year into the job, FASB Chair Richard Jones catches up with Compliance Week regarding recent improvements to major accounting standards, ongoing projects, future topics of interest, and more.
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ArticleEx-Domino’s accountant settles insider trading charges
A former accountant at pizza chain Domino’s has agreed to pay $68,360 to settle charges of insider trading brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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ArticleKPMG fined $18M for ‘integrity and objectivity’ breaches in Silentnight sale
The Financial Reporting Council ordered KPMG to pay a £13 million (U.S. $18 million) fine for “breaches of the principles of integrity and objectivity” in its advisory role regarding the 2011 sale of mattress company Silentnight to U.S. private equity firm HIG Capital.
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ArticleSEC seeks more risk disclosures from China-based companies
The SEC will require China-based public companies listed on U.S. exchanges to make more disclosures about the financial risks posed by potential interference in their operations by the Chinese government.
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ArticleEY fined $10M for independence violations in Sealed Air engagement
EY has agreed to pay $10 million as part of a settlement with the SEC related to charges of auditor independence misconduct perpetrated by several partners of the Big Four firm to secure Sealed Air as a client.
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ArticleEx-KPMG partners barred by SEC over cheating scandal roles
David Britt and Thomas Whittle have been indefinitely barred from practicing as accountants before the Securities and Exchange Commission for their roles in the KPMG cheating scandal.
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ArticleThree ideas to improve the whistleblowing process
It’s important to take stock of how far whistleblowing has advanced over the last few years. That said, there is still room for improvement. Aaron Nicodemus offers three suggestions.
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ArticlePart 5: Waiting for payout a grueling test of tenacity for whistleblowers
The road to a payout for whistleblowers is long, lonely, and full of obstacles. Commitment to the idea that they are doing the right thing helped our whistleblower subjects endure years of hardship to bring their cases to conclusion.
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ArticlePart 4: Retaliation pervades while whistleblowers persevere
Retaliation for blowing the whistle comes in all kinds of forms. Our whistleblower subjects share their stories—from losing jobs to getting blacklisted to being the target of a newspaper hit piece.
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ArticlePart 3: Blowing the whistle weighs uncertainty against moral duty
Once someone decides to blow the whistle, their life is forever changed. Their action stands to benefit many people they don’t even know while putting much in jeopardy on a personal level. Our whistleblower subjects each explain what led them to their determinations.
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ArticlePart 2: Internal reporting sends whistleblowers down path alone
Almost no one becomes a whistleblower by choice. A slow and steady whittling down of options often leads individuals to isolation in coming to their decision. Our whistleblower subjects share the roadblocks they faced in reporting internally.
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ArticleWhat companies (and the SEC) can learn from U.K. ESG reporting guidance
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council has proposed a series of measures from which companies—as well as other regulators like the SEC—could benefit as ESG disclosures receive closer scrutiny.