Auditing the auditors – room for improvement
Cantillon: Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority grades key players
KPMG and Deloitte ‘corporate undertakers’ make their move as Irish businesses face triple threat
Joe Brennan: Might upcoming wave of troubled companies be handled differently to the post-crash victims?
ICG fends off accounting watchdog challenge over ferry values
Concern over lack of impairment charges as ferries left idle during pandemic shutdown
Now’s not the time for banks to release Covid-19 provisions
Business Comment: ‘Do not underestimate the effects of liquidity withdrawal’
Mazars partner Michael Tuohy fined over quality of Nama vehicle audit
Tuohy is third person fined by regulator since it took direct audit responsibility in 2016
Climate change risk needs more focus in company accounts, says Irish watchdog
IAASA paper highlights need to take climate costs into consideration in financial statements
Irish auditors face increased pressure to detect fraud
Watchdog planning greater onus on auditors to look for potential fraud in accounts
Watchdog criticises Chartered Accountants Ireland over investigation
CAI handling of complaint a member failed to disclose commission was core of issue
C&C defends accounting watchdog queries on €48m Covid charge
Pubs informally signalled footfall had fallen ‘noticeably’ in February, before restrictions
Accounting watchdog warns firms against ‘boilerplate’ Covid notes
Auditing & accounting supervisory authority notes ‘diversity of quality of reporting’
Have you ever considered a future in accounting?
From graduates to school leavers, the profession is open to people from all backgrounds
Audit firm EisnerAmper hit by fines and costs in excess of €120,000
Sanction is first imposed by Irish watchdog since taking responsibility for the area
Auditors face biggest test since financial crash as Covid-19 and Wirecard rattle
Implosion of Germany’s Wirecard may prompt another attempt at audit reforms, experts say
Bank of Cyprus Holdings and Aminex told to improve levels of disclosure
Travel software firm Datalex also taken to task by Irish accounting watchdog
Covid-hit Irish companies face ‘going concern’ challenges
Auditors may issue qualified opinions on firms’ annual accounts and directors’ ability
Covid-hit Irish companies face ‘going concern’ challenges
Auditors may issue qualified opinions on firms’ annual accounts and directors’ ability
Central Bank governor warns recovery will take longer than originally thought
Seen & Heard: ISIF faces €8m loss on Mainstay investment, GAN set for $35m IPO
New rescue plan for businesses hit by coronavirus crisis
Seen & heard: Lenders add new Covid-19 conditions to mortgage offers
Regulators asked to investigate audits of FAI accounts
Oireachtas committee chairman sends requests as Deloitte defends ‘robust’ auditing
Regulator to publish report on quality of work by biggest Irish audit firms
IAASA has carried out inspections on samples of audits at the eight biggest accounting firms in the Republic
Unethical behaviour encountered by 94% of accountants
Study finds dishonesty tops the list, with undue pressure and bullying also prevalent
Mounting auditor regulation ‘to reduce role to box-ticking’
Regulation threatens to undermine auditor judgment, former Ryanair deputy chief says
New law will boost powers to monitor and regulate auditors
Bill due before Oireachtas is part of a range of measures to tackle white collar crime
Console founder gave HSE no details on €346,562 in spending
Paul Kelly supplied auditors with unsupported figures for helpline expenditure
Professional titles are not always a guarantee
Here, unlike in other other EU states, anyone can set up as an engineer, the accountancy sector is largely unregulated, and you can become a physical therapist in 16 weekends
Accountancy bodies let ‘off the hook’ over crisis
‘Are the big four accountancy firms beyond rebuke?’ asks Senator Seán Barrett
So, you think you are an accountant?
Cantillon: No qualifications are necessary to trade as an accountant – but there is an obvious need for restrictions
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