Accountants’ Liability 2016 Conference Overview

At this year’s annual Accountants’ Liability conference held in Washington, D.C., Audit Analytics’ CEO, Mark Cheffers, together with Robert Kueppers, former Vice Chairman at Deloitte, presented a comprehensive update on liability exposure issues faced by the accounting industry. Topics covered in their presentation included large … Continue reading

A Big Change in Bank of America’s Accounting Policy

Voluntary changes in accounting principle are usually disclosed in so-called preferability letters, but occasionally a significant change will be disclosed in an 8-K current report. Last Friday, Bank of America did just that, disclosing that they would be changing their method of … Continue reading

2015 SEC Filing Highlights, Part 1 of 2

In this post, our second annual “best-of-the-year” review, we’ll look at 2015 filings for some of the highlights of the year: the largest restatement, for example, and the biggest overseas stash. We’ll also look at lengthy comment letter correspondence, give a quick recap of … Continue reading

SOX 404 Disclosures: A Twelve Year Review

Audit Analytics recently released a new report looking at trends in Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Section 404 disclosures, which pertain to Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR). SOX 404 Disclosures: A Twelve Year Review considers both management’s assessment and the auditor’s attestation. Pursuant to SOX … Continue reading