All Grant Thornton articles
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ArticleAudit client turnover 2019: Deloitte dominates; KPMG, EY, PwC falter
For the fifth consecutive year, Deloitte net positive in new SEC audit engagements while the rest of its Big Four peers saw net decreases in clients, according to the latest annual study from Audit Analytics.
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FRC sends letter to Big Four outlining ‘operational separation’
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council penned a letter to the Big Four outlining expectations for how the auditors should go about separating their audit work from their consultancy business.
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Tax planning opportunities for 2020 lead to potential tax savings
Grant Thornton has released guidance on tax planning for both public and private companies to help them get started by asking the right questions.
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Amid industry crackdown, U.K. audit firms evolving with the times
It’s been an intense year for the audit industry in the United Kingdom—and things are expected only to get tougher as a new audit regulator, with new leadership and stronger statutory powers, prepares to take the reins.
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Grant Thornton, Ephesoft announce alliance
Grant Thornton has formed an alliance with enterprise content capture and data discovery solutions provider Ephesoft.
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Grant Thornton changes leaders, ending CEO term early
Offering no specific reason for his early departure, Grant Thornton says Mike McGuire is stepping aside as CEO.
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Regulators globally still call for better audits
While encouraged by the trend in audit inspection results, global audit regulators report they are still seeing levels of audit deficiency that command continued focus on improvement.
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Grant Thornton earns record low deficiency rate
Grant Thornton earned a record low deficiency rate on its newest audit inspection report, the first major firm to deliver a rate in the teens since 2009.
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Charts: Exclusive analysis of audit inspection reports
See how the big accounting firms compare in terms of audit deficiency rates for 2009 through 2016 and internal control deficiencies for 2016 based on PCAOB inspection report results.
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Quality reports from major audit firms
In recent years, major audit firms have begun producing voluntary quality reports. We offer a sampling of findings from six of the biggest firms to accompany our auditing special report.
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Special report: Building a better audit
Various initiatives on producing audit quality indicators give audit committees some questions to ask or data points to consider in assessing their audits and their auditors.
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Grant Thornton forms audit quality advisory panel
Grant Thornton is joining the Big 4 in appointing more leadership to its firm governance to drive more focus on audit quality.
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Grant Thornton launches lease analytics app
Grant Thornton announced the launch of web-based application LeaseCom Analytics (LCA), designed to help companies adjust to FASB’s new lease accounting standard.
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Companies launch year-end push to new lease rules
The Q4 dash to new lease accounting is on, and it’s looking like some companies will not flip the switch to new systems by the Jan. 1 effective date.
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Revenue compliance questioned heading toward year-end
Whatever public companies have disclosed about revenue recognition so far, regulatory reaction after two quarterly filings would suggest they should plan to say more.
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PCAOB calls out two-thirds of audits at BDO USA
The PCAOB has handed BDO USA another scathing inspection report, finding 67 percent of the audits examined in 2016 failed to comply with standards.
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Audit leaders issue statement to new audit recruits
As a new crop of college graduates joins the audit profession, U.S. audit leaders issued a joint statement to sell them on the viability of their career path.
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PCAOB censures former engagement partner over Koss audits
The PCAOB has censured the partner who oversaw audits at Koss, where a top finance executive went prison on charges of embezzling more than $30 million.
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Grant Thornton names chief compliance officer
Grant Thornton has named Beatrix Bernauer as the firm’s chief compliance officer. In this role, she will oversee the firm’s enterprise compliance program and manage ethical and regulatory compliance issues.
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PCAOB fines Grant Thornton over audit, partner failures
The PCAOB has extracted a $1.5 million settlement from Grant Thornton over allegations of audit and quality control failures around engagement partner performance.
