Advertisement
TOPICS

Audit & assurance

Audit evolution in action: Part 1

Hear or read the opening of a multipart series on audit transformation. This episode provides an overview of the auditing landscape and more.

ESG assurance: An emerging opportunity for CPAs

As momentum grows for environmental, social and governance disclosures, ESG assurance opportunities are expected to present themselves for CPAs, who currently are performing a small fraction of these engagements in the US.

New standard addresses investments, specialist matters

A new standard issued by the AICPA Auditing Standards Board provides guidance on auditing the fair value of financial instruments, with a focus on the use of pricing services. The ASB also modernized its standards related to the use of specialists by management and auditors.

Internal audit has pivotal role in ESG reporting

Reporting on environmental, social and governance information is becoming increasingly important. Internal audit’s independent advisory and assurance work can help organizations get it right.

Auditors may see increased demand for ESG attestation

Regulators and standard setters are promulgating new requirements for environmental, social and governance information, and that may lead many companies to call upon external auditors to examine their ESG disclosures.

A new road map for risk assessment, audit work

Careful analysis and thought-provoking discussion contribute to high-quality risk assessment in auditing. A proposed new standard is designed to lead to improvement in this area.

Lorin Venable, CPA, CGMA

Lorin Venable, CPA, CGMA, of Arlington, Va., is assistant inspector general for Audit in the Financial Management and Reporting Directorate of the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General.

EBP audits: Document so your steps can be retraced

Thorough documentation demonstrates the quality that a practitioner has delivered in any audit. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, documentation provides auditors an opportunity to show they are on top of the many changes that plans may have undergone.

EBP tax compliance testing tips

Employee benefit plan tax professionals need to dig deep in search of affiliates under common control and must carefully assess whether plans are skewed in favor of highly compensated employees.

ASB extends comment period for quality management ED

The AICPA Auditing Standards Board has extended the comment period through Aug. 31 for an exposure draft of three interrelated proposed standards that would change the way firms manage quality in their accounting and auditing practices.

SPONSORED REPORT

Preparing clients for new provisions next tax season

Preparing clients for new provisions next tax season

As the 2025 filing season approaches, H.R. 1 introduces significant tax reforms that CPAs must be prepared to navigate. These legislative changes represent some of the most comprehensive tax updates in recent years, affecting both individual and corporate taxpayers. This report provides in-depth analysis and guidance on H.R. 1.

From The Tax Adviser

October 31, 2025

Recent developments in estate planning

October 31, 2025

Current developments in taxation of individuals: Part 2

September 30, 2025

Current developments in taxation of individuals: Part 1

August 30, 2025

2025 tax software survey