The AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) is proposing changes to the definition of materiality in its standards for auditors and attestation engagements to eliminate inconsistencies with the ...

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) has published the IPSAS Exposure Draft (ED) 93 for public comment. This draft aims to align the definition of materiality across ...

In this edition of their Corporate Governance column, discuss a bedrock feature of American securities law and regulation—materiality. They write that the working definition of materiality in the ...

In 2015, FASB sent a number of stakeholders into a tizzy when it issued two exposure drafts, part of its disclosure framework project, intended to “clarify the concept of materiality.” After hearing ...

New rules governing when publicly traded companies must report serious cyberattacks to financial regulators center on materiality. Executives disagree on whether the concept is as simple as it seems.

The civil False Claims Act (FCA) prohibits using false statements related to a false claim. (Other types of FCA liability include presenting a false claim, concealing an obligation to pay money to the ...

In today’s business environment, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors have moved from the margins to the mainstream, shaping the very foundations of long-term value creation. Companies ...