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Aussie Auditors’ Role In Reverse Factoring Disclosure Questioned

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Several high-profile corporate collapses and initiatives from corporate accounting standard-setters have raised questions about businesses’ use of supply chain finance and whether the trade finance tool prevents investors and auditors from gaining a transparent view into company finances.

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UK Financial Watchdog Ramps Up Auditor Oversight

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financial watchdogs have stepped up their oversight of the accounting and auditing industry amid a string of corporate accounting scandals, collapses and questions over the dominance of the Big Four auditing firms. The FRC has already increased the number of audit quality reviews from 126 in 2014 to 160 in fiscal year 2018.

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Friday Footnotes: Bob Moritz Disappoints Us; ERC Window Slamming Shut; 2024 Sucks For Firms? | 3.22.24

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What Role Should Auditors Play in Corporate Compliance? ProMarket ] The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has proposed an amendment to its auditing standards that requires auditors to assume a larger role in corporate compliance.

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UK Auditing Market Pressure Grows With Parliamentary Probe

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.’s auditing industry has faced criticism in recent months, particularly following the collapse of construction giant Carillion in the beginning of the year. The CMA has reportedly received calls from members of parliament to require Big Four auditors to separate their auditing and advisory services, Reuters said.

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The UK’s Damning Carillion Report: The Spark For Change, Or An Unanswered Call?

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Since the collapse of Carillion , once the nation’s second-largest construction company and a massive government supplier, fingers have been pointed in all directions. The report is urging “radical reforms to our creaking system of corporate accountability” to avoid a repeat – but calls for action are not new.

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Top accounting issues in 2023

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These standards revised the way the audit report is presented, called for enhanced communications between auditors and managers charged with governance, and prescribed additional audit procedures for related party transactions. Furthermore, professionals must adhere to new auditing standards SAS 134-140.

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