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Accounting & Auditing Update

The "Accounting & Auditing Update" is written by Tammy Whitehouse, a veteran business writer who has been a regular contributor to Compliance Week since 2005. Her work has also appeared in industry journals and periodicals including Journal of Business Strategy, Strategy & Leadership, Compensation & Benefits Review, Inc, Buyside, and myriad others. Whitehouse welcomes questions and comments from readers; she can be reached via e-mail at twhitehouse@complianceweek.com.
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Third ex-KPMG partner pleads guilty in inspection leak
Tammy Whitehouse | November 2, 2018
A third ex-KPMG partner has consented to a guilty plea in connection with charges of fraud and conspiracy in regulatory inspections.
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SEC settles with audit firms over unregistered work
Tammy Whitehouse | March 14, 2018
The SEC has settled charges with foreign affiliates of KPMG, Deloitte, and BDO for overseas audit work that was not properly registered with the PCAOB.
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KPMG, partner settle SEC audit failure allegations
Tammy Whitehouse | August 15, 2017
The SEC has extracted a $6.2 million settlement from KPMG over charges that the firm and an engagement partner failed to properly audit valuations in 2011.
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KPMG, PCAOB dismiss personnel over inspection leak
Tammy Whitehouse | April 11, 2017
Heads are rolling at both KPMG and the PCAOB over an information leak that gave KPMG auditors a leg up heading into its annual regulatory inspections.
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SEC bars 2 KPMG auditors over bank loan loss reserves
Tammy Whitehouse | August 10, 2016
Tammy Whitehouse looks at the case of two KPMG auditors barred by the SEC from public company practice over their role as engagement partner and senior manager on the audit of a failed financial institution in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
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