Audit

PCAOB Re-Proposes Amendments to Related-Party and Significant Unusual Transaction Auditing Standards

By Shawn Edwards | May 14, 2013

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has re-proposed new auditing standards regarding related-party transactions and significant unusual

International Tax

Regulation Changes for Reorganizations Involving Foreign Corporations

By Cynthia Hoffman | May 09, 2013

The U.S. Treasury Department recently issued regulations with guidance on cross-border reorganizations under I.R.C. Sections 367, 1248 and 6038B. The regulations

Public Companies

New SEC Chair Sworn In

By Steven Thompson | April 11, 2013

On April 10, 2013, Mary Jo White was sworn in as the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). White will replace the interim Chair Elisse

Internal Audit/Risk

SEC Releases Guidance on Social Media Disclosures

By Daniel Desko | April 04, 2013

The SEC has decided to give formal permission for companies to use social media outlets to announce important information. This announcement mandates that

Internal Audit/Risk

NASDAQ Proposed Rule Requires Internal Audit

By Nicole Saldamarco | March 14, 2013

As of March 4, 2013, the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets (Division) is soliciting comments regarding NASDAQ's proposed rule change requiring listed

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