Audit & Accounting

Sustainability assurance seen as full of inconsistencies

By Michael Cohn       4 min read

Sustainability reporting standards, as well as assurance services to verify that reporting, vary widely across jurisdictions and individual practitioners and require better standardization. Read story →

KPMG faces $21M fine for H.I.G. Capital conflict

By Todd Gillespie and Ellen Milligan       1 min read

KPMG U.K. Ltd. faces a 15 million pound ($21 million) fine after it committed “gross misconduct” over a conflict of interest when it advised bed manufacturer Silentnight and the private equity firm that bought it in 2011. Read story →

PCAOB hits pause on setting up new outside advisory groups

By Michael Cohn       2 min read

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is reassessing its plans to reestablish its outside advisory groups after the latest bout of turmoil at the audit firm regulator. Read story →

The SPAC man method: Inside the billionaire rush for riches

By Heather Perlberg       9 min read

The SEC has tweaked certain accounting rules and is considering doing more. Read story →

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IRS offers guidance on depreciating residential rentals

By Michael Cohn       2 min read

The service has posted new procedures to explain how a change in tax law last year potentially affects the depreciation of residential rental property.  Read story →

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