The Big Four firm's Board Leadership Center predicts reinforcing audit quality and setting clear expectations for external auditors will be top of mind in the year ahead. | KPMG predicts audit committee agenda for 2020 | | By Michael Cohn 5 min read | | The Big Four firm's Board Leadership Center predicts reinforcing audit quality and setting clear expectations for external auditors will be top of mind in the year ahead. | |
| In the blogs: The coming grind | | By Jeff Stimpson 3 min read | | Popular forms’ deadlines; sharper eye on S corps; when restitution has mattered; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. | |
| AICPA drafts guidance for insurance standard | | By Michael Cohn 1 min read | | The American Institute of CPAs’ Financial Reporting Executive Committee has proposed several working drafts of its guidance on the long-duration insurance accounting standard for insurance companies. | |
| IESBA proposes major revisions to independence standards for auditors | | By Michael Cohn 3 min read | | The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has released two exposure drafts for proposed ethical standards aimed at strengthening the non-assurance services and fee-related independence provisions of the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants. | |
| AppZen enhances AI finance platform | | By Michael Cohn 1 min read | | AppZen has released its enhanced AppZen Platform, using artificial intelligence to automate audits and other financial processes. | |
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