Investigations into accounting fraud at Goals has involved HMRC, the FCA, BDO, RSM, Deloitte and could see KPMG on the wrong end of legal action, acco...
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View articleSir Donald Brydon’s report into the quality and effectiveness of audit was published at the end of 2019, and in it, Brydon tackles the issues of the a...
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View articleMajor accountancy bodies support new code after string of audit-related business collapses in recent years. Read More...
View articleOne day after the release of the Brydon report on 18 December, The Queen’s Speech referenced the government’s proposal to create a stronger regulator ...
View articleFollowing the release of the Brydon report, in which Sir Donald Brydon has made 64 recommendations on how to improve the troubled UK audit industry, A...
View articleThe long wait for the Brydon report is over, and in it Sir Donald Brydon makes a series of recommendations including the break-up of the auditing indu...
View articleThe FRC has issued revised ethical and auditing standards in an effort to strengthen auditor independence and ban conflicts of interest. Read More...
View articleThe Big Four firm has announced a drop in profits amid rumours that as many as 65 partners could quite the firm. Read More...
View articleA decision on audit reform is currently being held up by the UK’s general election. Could the future of audit reform be very different depending on th...
View articleAccountancy Age’s first filmed panel debate offers a discussion around the issue of trust in audit – a profession which encounters both a growing use ...
View articleWe attempt to find out how much an audit costs, how long it takes and steps in completing an annual audit by understanding the UK audit market. Read M...
View articleRead the key points from our latest thought-provoking podcast with Deloitte’s Katie Canell and Simon Cleveland. Read More...
View articleChief Executive of the CIIA, Dr Ian Peters MBE, has urged the government to pass the necessary legislation on audit reform, but hope of action is fadi...
View articleBased on reports from 100 UK companies, Deloitte's new report assesses the 'success factors' of businesses- revealing how financial drivers are no lon...
View articleIn the latest podcast we talk to Katie Canell and Simon Cleveland from Deloitte about whether technology can solve the audit crisis and what role huma...
View articleThe implications of the public losing trust in audit extends further than the audit industry, to society as a whole. Read More...
View articleA study has found the public is lacking trust in audit, but as mid-tier firms look to expand their audit businesses to work with more FTSE350 companie...
View articleFollowing Grant Thornton’s resignation in August, Sports Direct has assigned RSM as its new auditor, a decision which comes after the big four refused...
View articleNish Kotecha, Chairman of Finboot, and Bryan Foss, Visiting Professor at Bristol Business School argue that blockchain could provide a solution to the...
View articleThe Accountancy industry has come under fire from MPs during the parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of Thomas Cook, with representatives from PwC...
View articleRoger Isaacs - Forensic Partner at Milsted Langdon - talks about the Patisserie Valerie collapse and what its impact has been and the role of forensic...
View articleVP of Strategy at Sovos, Christiaan van der Valk, argues that the digital age is changing the role of tax auditors, not rendering them obsolete. Read ...
View articleOn the first day of the long-running Financial Reporting Council's disciplinary tribunal, Deloitte's auditors have been called "reckless" and subjecti...
View articleContinuing the discussion on the use of technology in the audit industry, Becky Shields compares Moore Kingston Smith's advancements to other firms. R...
View articleBecky Shields, partner at Moore Kingston Smith, talks about the benefits of using technology and the future of the audit industry. Read More...
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