… analysts' estimates. International operations were profitable on an annual basis for the first time, the company said. The U.S. business also showed vigor, with the company signing 1.98 million new customers, up from a year ago and beating analysts' projections of 1.29 million, according to Bloomberg
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Ex-oversight board staffer said to have taken confidential information from PCAOB and shared it with his new partners at KPMG, which had been struggling to improve its inspection results. It is another bout of negative publicity for the accounting profession, which has been rocked by scandal since the
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board has posted four more Staff Q&A documents dealing various financial accounting and reporting implementation issues stemming from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the far-reaching tax overhaul that Congress passed last month.
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Principal Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC.
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KPMG, one of the world's largest accounting firms, was repeatedly tipped off about regulators plans to inspect its work, potentially allowing the firm to avoid embarrassing and damaging hits to its track record, federal prosecutors alleged Monday. Three former employees of the Public Company
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