audit firm news from FierceSarbox

Here's a minor surprise: The auditor-auditee relationship seems to be improving, after some really tough years. A survey by CFO found that more than 60 respondents said the relationship is better Read more...

At what point does the audit firm deserve the blame? Former PwC account executive Robert Fish has been barred from the industry for at least a year because of his role in the troubled case of video Read more...

Just how activist should an audit committee be? That's a big question at many companies, even five years after Sarbanes Oxley was passed. At some firms, according to cfo.com, management still seems a Read more...

The New York Times notes that more companies are worried that the information their auditors amass in the course of audits will somehow become public--to be used against them. In one suit recently, a Read more...

A new study by professors at Boston College and Northeastern University sheds light on the evolving audit committee. At many companies, the audit committee has indeed become a more forceful player. Read more...

> The toughest CFO job in the world. Article > Courtroom revelations in TJX data Read more...

> BDO on a roll in the U.K. Article > Smaller accounting firms faring better with Read more...

The plight of Gary Gerhardt, former CFO of Engineered Support Systems, is a cautionary one for anyone in the compliance arena. Is informing your auditor, in this case Read more...

The Sarbanes-Oxley rotation rule was designed to make sure overly cozy ties do not develop between auditors and clients. It requires that accounting firms change the lead audit partner for a Read more...

> I've been sticking to my line that you would be foolish to bank on another delay to Sarbox requirements for non-accelerated filers. But there are those who are not yet giving up the fight. Read more...