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Tag: Audit

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Split with EY the Latest Bad News for Super Micro

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Accounting giant Ernst & Young recently took the extraordinary step of firing one of its clients, Super Micro Computer. A public filing last week by the California-based maker of computer servers revealed EY used remarkably strong langu...

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New Quality Standard Heightens Fears of Accounting Brain Drain

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Fans of Christian Wolff rejoiced earlier this year when news broke that filming had started for the latest installment of the adventures of the autistic CPA and mercenary do-gooder portrayed by Ben Affleck. Nine years after The Accountant f...

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SEC Approves Tougher Standards for Auditor Liability

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a proposal from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board intended to make it easier for the regulatory agency to hold an individual responsible when that person “directly and substant...

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A Flurry of Audit Activity at PCAOB, FASB

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There is no indication of the typical “summer slowdown” at the Public Company Accounting and Oversight Board or the Financial Accounting Standards Board. In fact, the PCAOB and FASB have been quite active in June, approving a slew of rule c...

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New Audit Standards Accompanied by Calls for Stronger Leadership

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The top accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission has had enough with auditors behaving badly, and he’s taking aim at the leadership of their firms as regulators move to tighten up auditing standards. In a statement issued earlie...

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