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View articleThe Government announced on March 11th that it would be creating a new, enhanced regulator to transform the audit and accounting sector in response to...
View articleMichael Izza, ICAEW’s Chief Executive, said that the industry is facing ‘a watershed moment’ as auditors come under heavy scrutiny and criticism over ...
View articleA round-up of the key audit news in the last week, commencing from the 26th August 2019. Read More...
View articleThe Charity Commission for England and Wales has accused some auditors of ‘letting the profession and charities down’, after the sample of 296 chariti...
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View articleThe UK logistics company discovered inflated operating profits, following an investigation led by chief financial officer Anoop King. Read More...
View articleMike Ashely’s high street giant is now turning to mid-tier firms, and has reportedly approached BDO and Mazars about a possible tender process. Read M...
View articleIt has been a busy week for the large accountancy firms, which has seen Grant Thornton quitting Sports Direct leaving the retail giant in audit-limbo,...
View articleIn the final part of the series, Mazars' UK Head of Audit, Bob Neate, talks about the future of audit and how reform to the sector will come about. Re...
View articleContinuing our discussion with Bob Neate, Mazars' UK Head of Audit talk, we hear why joint audit is better than shared audit, whether its a realistic ...
View articleMazars' UK Head of audit, Bob Neate, talks to Accountancy Age about why joint audit must be the solution to the audit crisis. Read More...
View articleThere is usually a silver lining to every dark cloud, and the one hanging over the UK accounting sector is no exception, says Leon Kamhi, Head of Resp...
View articleClive Stevens, Chairman of the Association of Practising Accountants makes the case for shared audit as the solution for the future of audit. Read Mor...
View articleAccountancy firms are looking at ways to improve the quality of the audits they undertake to restore confidence in the industry, and PwC’s report come...
View articleStuart Brown of Duncan & Toplis spells out why there will be significant changes as a result of reviews into the audit sector - and why these changes ...
View articleA partnership between Canadian company MindBridge Ai and Kreston Reeves is creating the next generation of audit for mid-tier firms Read More...
View articleGovGrant CEO Luke Hamm argues that contingent fees are the best way for clients to get the outcome they want from their R&D and innovation tax credit...
View article75% of FTSE 350 audits assessed as good or requiring limited improvements, failing to meet the FRC's 90% target Read More...
View articleThe future of audit hangs in the balance. Rebecca Smith, partner at DAC Beachcroft, takes a forensic look at some of the proposals on the table Read M...
View articleKPMG has agreed to pay a $50m penalty after the American Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the firm with altering past audit work after...
View articleMercer & Hole's audit and business advisory partner Andy Turner gives his view on how technology is advancing the process of audit and what we might e...
View articlePwC’s newly-announced audit reforms are “unacceptable” and “do not appear to go far enough”, according to Professor Prem Sikka and the CMA Read More...
View articlePwC has committed to an additional £30m annual spend to boost training, employee numbers and technology in a bid to improve its audit process. It incl...
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