Sir, Ewan Brown raises some interesting ideas about the future of audit (“Loosen the straitjacket of compulsory audit”, April 24), but I simply cannot agree that corporate practice would be improved ...

Preparation of an audit report can be intimidating for most companies. But it doesn't have to be. When preparing for an audit report it's important to understand audit report format, spend time ...

Public accounting firms love to land new audit clients and keep their current audit clients happy. After all, acquiring new business and retaining it is the key to growth. But revenue growth can cause ...

With each new fraud and "audit failure" divulged in the financial press, more pointed questions are being raised about audit quality. What is it? How do you define and measure it? And, how can audit ...

LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Britain's accounting watchdog published on Tuesday what it believes to be the world's first regulatory guide to what makes a good audit, to help stem company collapses and ...

Technology has wrought many a change in your average accounting firm — completely revamping tax prep and bookkeeping — but it has had much less impact on the audit function over the past two decades.

How should a company go about choosing an external auditor? What factors must it consider in deciding whether a CPA would be able to perform a good audit? The answer to these questions depends on the ...