The number of accounting-related securities class action filings plummeted 40% last year, according to a new report, but the total settlement value rose 40%.
Category: NYT Accounting News
Mega-mergers drive new SEC audit clients in 2025
Big deals for CBIZ and Baker Tilly put them at the top of the league tables for new public company audit engagements for all of 2025.
Auvenir separates from Deloitte, now styles itself Streamworks
Auvenir, an accounting and compliance technology provider founded as a Deloitte venture, has officially launched as an independent company that now styles itself Streamworks Tech.
SEC, CFTC clarify treatment of crypto assets under securities laws
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an interpretation of how federal securities laws apply to crypto.
Clients hope to get refunds from tariffs
Many firms are in the dark about exactly what to do for their clients in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on President Trump’s tariff authority.
Platform adds Florida firm
Platform added a Boca Raton-based firm, entering the Florida market and expanding its presence in the Southeast.
In the blogs: It’s a gut punch
Up in smoke; contingency planning; disaster strikes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Xero aims to make AI core to platform functionality
While Xero has spent years adding AI features, this is the year it intends to spread the technology throughout the core of its product.
PCC shares annual report
The report highlights the PCC’s accomplishments and activities from the year, its agenda priorities, stakeholder engagement and strategy moving forward.
Mystery shoppers find widespread problems at tax preparers
Undercover investigators found pervasive incompetence, fraud and significant errors among a sample group of non-credentialed tax preparers in half a dozen states.