Accounting firm that cut ties with Trump starts handing documents to Congress

Accounting firm that cut ties with Trump starts handing documents to Congress

The firm,Mazars USA,had previously said it could no longer stand behind a decade of annual financial statements it had prepared for the Trump Organisation.

  • byLuke Broadwater

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MYOB buys fintech Flare,moving on after ‘semi-ignorant’ reaction to ANZ talks

MYOB buys fintech Flare,moving on after ‘semi-ignorant’ reaction to ANZ talks

Accounting software provider MYOB has beefed up its offerings by acquiring Flare,a financial services business backed by investors such as former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull,for an undisclosed sum.

  • bySimone Fox Koob
US,China reach landmark deal in boon for Chinese tech companies

US,China reach landmark deal in boon for Chinese tech companies

Beijing and Washington have taken a major step towards ending a dispute that threatened to boot Chinese companies from US stock exchanges.

  • byScott Murdoch,Xie Yu,Samuel Shen andMichelle Price
Exit the dragon:Chinese giants flee Wall Street to avoid US scrutiny
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Exit the dragon:Chinese giants flee Wall Street to avoid US scrutiny

After a two-year standoff,China’s state-owned companies are leaving Wall Street rather than subject themselves to audits by a US accounting regulator. Their paranoia isn’t surprising.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
MYOB boss surprised by speed of small businesses rebound

MYOB boss surprised by speed of small businesses rebound

MYOB boss Greg Ellis says the economy is finding its feet post-pandemic but urges small to medium businesses to take a long-term view of the market as restrictions are eased.

  • byAmelia McGuire
‘Unethical behaviour’:KPMG Australia fined by US watchdog

‘Unethical behaviour’:KPMG Australia fined by US watchdog

Two partners have left the firm over a widespread cheating scandal that involved more than 1,100 staff,including 250 auditors.

  • bySarah Danckert
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Dirty secret of carbon accounting that underpins climate goals

Dirty secret of carbon accounting that underpins climate goals

There’s a dirty secret of carbon accounting,and it could soon be exposed. That’s because the assumptions most companies base calculations on could be wrong.

  • byAkshat Rathi
Will Wirecard's collapse lead to big changes for the accounting profession?
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Will Wirecard's collapse lead to big changes for the accounting profession?

The collapse of payments giant Wirecard has shone a spotlight on auditors and their role in uncovering elaborate and difficult-to-detect accounting frauds.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Celebrity accountant Anthony Bell's new role model for clients:Sam Burgess

Celebrity accountant Anthony Bell's new role model for clients:Sam Burgess

Former Rabbitohs star Sam Burgess will turn up in a special client seminar on how to not only “survive” but “thrive” during these difficult times.

  • byKylar Loussikian andSamantha Hutchinson
'Think a long time ahead':Life as a startup after getting bought

'Think a long time ahead':Life as a startup after getting bought

The end goal for many startups is to be acquired but what happens afterwards is often more complicated.

  • byCara Waters
'Flow-of-money business':MYOB's new life under private equity

'Flow-of-money business':MYOB's new life under private equity

The software company's new chief says the business always focused"too much on accounting".

  • byEmma Koehn