FRC and PCAOB agree to joint audit supervision
Audit

FRC and PCAOB agree to joint audit supervision

13y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC and PCAOB agree to joint audit supervision

Agreement allows for joint work on inspections and exchanges of otherwise confidential information Read More...

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PCAOB highlights worrying number of “deficient” audits
Audit

PCAOB highlights worrying number of “deficient” audits

13y Richard Crump , Writer

PCAOB highlights worrying number of “deficient” au...

Firms auditing brokers and dealers found wanting by PCAOB inspections Read More...

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Tendering changes will cost audit market £100m a year
Audit

Tendering changes will cost audit market £100m a year

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Tendering changes will cost audit market £100m a y...

Taken together, FRC and Competition Commission audit proposals will cost accountants and businesses £100m a year Read More...

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PCAOB proposes biggest shake-up to US audit reports since 1940s
Audit

PCAOB proposes biggest shake-up to US audit reports since 1940s

13y Richard Crump , Writer

PCAOB proposes biggest shake-up to US audit report...

America's accountancy watchdog wants auditors to reveal more information about the listed companies they audit Read More...

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FRC rubbishes mandatory five year audit tendering
Audit

FRC rubbishes mandatory five year audit tendering

13y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC rubbishes mandatory five year audit tendering

FRC warns five year tendering could result in a "sham process" that will undermine competition Read More...

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Grant Thornton facing two FRC audit probes
Accounting Firms

Grant Thornton facing two FRC audit probes

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Grant Thornton facing two FRC audit probes

FRC is to scrutinise Grant Thorton's auditing of Manchester Building Society and drinks company Nichols Read More...

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FRC closes investigation into KPMG BAE audit
Accounting Firms

FRC closes investigation into KPMG BAE audit

13y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC closes investigation into KPMG BAE audit

FRC closes investigation because no realistic prospect that a tribunal will make an adverse finding to undertaken so long ago Read More...

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MEPs cast doubt on compatibility of IFRS with EU law
Accounting Standards

MEPs cast doubt on compatibility of IFRS with EU law

13y Richard Crump , Writer

MEPs cast doubt on compatibility of IFRS with EU l...

A group of five MEPs call for a review of IFRS' compatibility with European company law Read More...

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RBS fined £5.6m over reporting blunders
Company News

RBS fined £5.6m over reporting blunders

13y Richard Crump , Writer

RBS fined £5.6m over reporting blunders

City watchdog finds Royal Bank of Scotland failed to properly report 44.8 million trades between November 2007 and February 2013 Read More...

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Competition Commission outlines five-year audit tenders
Audit

Competition Commission outlines five-year audit tenders

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Competition Commission outlines five-year audit te...

Auditors to bid for work every five years under new competition rules; but avoid mandatory rotation Read More...

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IASB makes progress on conceptual framework
Regulatory Bodies

IASB makes progress on conceptual framework

13y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB makes progress on conceptual framework

Global standard setter puts draft of the conceptual framework revisions out for discussion Read More...

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FRC overshoots budget by £1.6m
Regulatory Bodies

FRC overshoots budget by £1.6m

13y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC overshoots budget by £1.6m

Total expenditure in 2012/13 was £25.5m, driven up by a rise in disciplinary case costs Read More...

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US accountants applaud mandatory audit rotation block
Audit

US accountants applaud mandatory audit rotation block

13y Richard Crump , Writer

US accountants applaud mandatory audit rotation bl...

US decision to prohibit mandatory audit rotation sends "clear message" to end debate in Europe Read More...

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FRC launches search for new conduct committee chair
People In Practice

FRC launches search for new conduct committee chair

13y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC launches search for new conduct committee chai...

Richard Fleck, chair of the FRC's conduct committee, is to step down at the end of the year Read More...

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New disciplinary arrangements published by FRC
Accounting Standards

New disciplinary arrangements published by FRC

13y Richard Crump , Writer

New disciplinary arrangements published by FRC

FRC no longer be required to consult with the professional institutes before beginning an investigation under new disciplinary arrangements Read More...

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IASB chair calls for behavioural change in disclosures
Accounting Standards

IASB chair calls for behavioural change in disclosures

13y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB chair calls for behavioural change in disclos...

Hans Hoogervorst outlines a series of "simple" measures that will improve disclosures in financial reporting Read More...

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FRC dismisses enhanced audit competition role
Audit

FRC dismisses enhanced audit competition role

13y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC dismisses enhanced audit competition role

Reporting watchdog questions usefulness of secondary duty of promoting competition between audit firms Read More...

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IASB insurance contract rules “a new world” for insurance
Accounting Standards

IASB insurance contract rules “a new world” for insurance

13y Mark Sands

IASB insurance contract rules “a new world” for in...

New rules on the accounting of insurance contracts represent fundamental change according to profession Read More...

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FRC draws line between internal and external audit staff
Audit

FRC draws line between internal and external audit staff

13y Rachael Singh

FRC draws line between internal and external audit...

External auditors told to stay away from internal ones in a bid to safeguard against conflicts of interest Read More...

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FRC hands ex-Farepak director £65,000 sanction
People Business

FRC hands ex-Farepak director £65,000 sanction

13y Rachael Singh

FRC hands ex-Farepak director £65,000 sanction

European Home Retail CEO and Farepak director William Rollason fined and severely reprimanded by the FRC Read More...

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FRC rethinks controversial going concern proposals
Business Regulation

FRC rethinks controversial going concern proposals

13y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC rethinks controversial going concern proposals

Accounting regulator to change going concern proposals in response to criticism from the profession Read More...

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FRC may be handed audit market competition remit
Audit

FRC may be handed audit market competition remit

13y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC may be handed audit market competition remit

Competition Commission may call in FRC to support measures to break audit dominance of the Big Four Read More...

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FRC is sounding like a modern day Cassandra
Audit

FRC is sounding like a modern day Cassandra

13y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC is sounding like a modern day Cassandra

Concerns raised in the FRC's latest round of audit inspections sound strikingly familar. Why has the profession failed to address them? Read More...

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IASB issues narrow-scope amendments to IAS 36
Accounting Standards

IASB issues narrow-scope amendments to IAS 36

13y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB issues narrow-scope amendments to IAS 36

IASB publishes narrow-scope amendments to IAS 36 to address the disclosure of information about recoverable amount of impaired assets Read More...

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FRC warns auditors over ethical failings
Audit

FRC warns auditors over ethical failings

13y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC warns auditors over ethical failings

FRC reports a general improvement in the quality of audit work but identifies several areas of concern Read More...

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IFRS Foundation cuts provision for HMRC tax inquiry
Regulatory Bodies

IFRS Foundation cuts provision for HMRC tax inquiry

13y Richard Crump , Writer

IFRS Foundation cuts provision for HMRC tax inquir...

IFRS Foundation able to cut provision for HMRC tax investigation by £290,000 Read More...

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Accounting rules could lead to artificial lease structures
Accounting Standards

Accounting rules could lead to artificial lease structures

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Accounting rules could lead to artificial lease st...

Overhaul of lease accounting rules still complex and could lead to restructuring of lease agreements Read More...

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