Tax authority audits too time consuming and expensive: KPMG
A total of 43% of corporate tax executives feel tax examinations are too long and expensive, according to a KPMG…
Month: January 2014
BDO in double Canadian merger
BDO Canada has grown its presence in Nova Scotia, Canada, by completing mergers with firms Raymond Yuill Chartered Accountants and…
KPMG to pay SEC $8.2m for breaking auditor independence rules
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged KPMG US with violating audit independence rules for three audit clients…
GGI adds French firm
French firm Hans & Associés has joined association GGI Geneva Group International. The firm has 250 professionals based in its…
Auditors should increase focus on fraud identification: UK FRC
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has said auditors need to increase their focus on identifying risk factors in both…
SEC judge issues services ban on the Big Four China firms
A US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) judge has ruled that all of the Big Four Chinese joint ventures had…
ByGGI expands in Panama
Geneva Group International (GGI) has expanded its coverage in Latin America with the addition of Alianza Auditores, an auditing, accounting…
UHY add new firms in Qatar and Montenegro
UHY has added Mont Audit Plus, a firm providing services of external auditing, tax and financial consulting, to its network,…