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Deloitte sued over "reckless" failings in ChinaCast audit

Lawsuit filed in New York claims Deloitte signed on the accounts of ChinaCast "that were almost entirely false"

21 Feb 2013

Big Four

Big Four caught in US v China audit argument

SEC accuses Chinese affiliates of Big Four and BDO of breaking securities laws by withholding audit paperwork

05 Dec 2012

China

Chinese audit firms set to challenge the world

The next decade could see five of China's biggest audit firms become domestically rather than foreign-owned, writes Geoff Barnes, CEO and president of Baker Tilly International

02 Nov 2012

China will help create Big Six

Asian accounting growth the most likely route to Big Four competition, says Sir David Tweedie

05 Apr 2012

US regulators play hardball, China plays hard to get

China has backtracked on moves towards joint audit oversight and the US looks increasingly belligerent

17 Nov 2011

China audit strife prompts patriotic retort

Disagreements over audit inspections led a Chinese official to call for US-listed companies to "de-list and come home"

15 Nov 2011

SEC's Deloitte subpoena attacked by US court

The SEC must show precedent for bypassing the Hague Convention in its subpoena of Deloitte China, a judge has ruled

10 Oct 2011

SEC subpoenas Deloitte Shanghai after client fraud

US regulator the SEC has called Deloitte Shanghai to court after it refused to give up audit documents pertaining to client fraud

09 Sep 2011

PCAOB: Chinese regulators can no longer shut the door

PCAOB chairman says China must cooperate on trans-border audit oversight to keep markets happy

18 Aug 2011

UHY recruits China member firm

One of Shanghai's largest firms, ZhongHua, joins the UHY international network

15 Aug 2011

US WLTM Chinese regulator

Chinese regulators unimpressed by US courtship ritual

12 Aug 2011

US regulators seek China cooperation

The PCAOB has met with its Chinese counterpart to share knowledge and call for greater oversight cooperation

09 Aug 2011

China accounting lands investors in hot water

China accounting back under spotlight as two more companies give investors a headache

25 Jul 2011

PKF and BDO in hot water over China fraud

PKF and BDO face legal action from shareholders after China Expert Technology defrauded $132m

22 Jul 2011

Moody's scrambles red flags amid China accounting concern

Moody's has rated 50 China-based companies according to its red flag system, as accounting fears dog US investors

12 Jul 2011

Newman: China infected by Big Four clauses

BDO chief says Big Four clauses have spread to China as a result of their widespread use leading to boilerplate insertion

12 Jul 2011

SEC de-clawed by China state secrets law

Investor protection and the SEC fell flat in the face of Chinese state secret laws, making it hard to crack down on US-listed companies with questionable accounting

11 Jul 2011

Colin

28 Jun 2011

UK and China revise double taxation treaty

Changes to the UK-China double taxation treaty will benefit UK investors

27 Jun 2011

China IT investors undeterred by accounting scandals

Investors are eager to capitalise Chinese IT companies despite accounting scandals

21 Jun 2011

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Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC

After the Public Accounts Committee's latest hearing - in which it heavily criticised Google's tax affairs - many advisers have had enough

#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

The principles of developing future leaders apply whether you've just left school or got years of experience under your belt

To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

CABA's Wendy Saunders and CEO Kath Haines

Feature: Inside the Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association

After seeing a 70% rise in demand, Calum Fuller visited the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Association to learn more about its efforts to provide support

Success of FRS 102 needs to be replicated on going concern

The consultation process for FRS 102 was arguably the most wide-ranging the FRC has ever conducted. It should apply the same rigour to going concern

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

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Briefings

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Why budgeting fails: One management system is not enough

If budgeting is to have any value at all, it needs a radical overhaul. In today's dynamic marketplace, budgeting can no longer serve as a company's only management system; it must integrate with and support dedicated strategy management systems, process improvement systems, and the like. In this paper, Professor Peter Horvath and Dr Ralf Sauter present what's wrong with the current approach to budgeting and how to fix it.

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iXBRL: Taking stock. Looking forward

In this white paper CCH provide checklists to help accountants and finance professionals both in practice and in business examine these issues and make plans. Also includes a case study of a large commercial organisation working through the first year of mandatory iXBRL filing.