Who panics when being audited by the IRS? Apparently, even the professionals. Just ask Brad F., a former CPA and current tax attorney whose 30 years experience means he's no stranger to the tax man.

A new report from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board indicates that auditing firms have apparently ignored or forgotten the lessons that came out of the Bernard Madoff scandal and similar ...

New PCAOB rules on the content of the auditor’s report are providing audit practitioners with an opportunity to communicate more and different information on an engagement than ever before. But ...

Some of the most common deficiencies in employee benefit plan (EBP) audits are inappropriate scope limitations due to an improper certification from the trustee or custodian and overreliance on the ...

A little over a year ago, I wrote a column about my plans to jump on the dependent eligibility verification audit bandwagon, along with thousands of other employers eager to remove ineligible ...

AS the dust settles after another whirlwind audit season, weary auditors and their equally weary clients are finally coming up for air. The "audit storm" has passed — deadlines (mostly) met and war ...

The Center for Audit Quality has published a free online reference source for public company auditors with lessons on performing audits of internal control over financial reporting. Processing Content ...

The Satyam affair has shaken the country's audit profession and regulatory authorities to its roots. Investors have suffered in a big way and Indian business has lost some of its sheen. Has there been ...