PCAOB

The board continues its aggressive approach to oversight, announcing several hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties on several auditors in a single week.

The suggestions in board chair Erica William's recent Wall Street Journal op-ed could have troubling ramifications for auditors and their clients.

The board saw high rates of deficiency last year, with little to no improvement over prior years.

Several prominent trade groups are objecting to the board's proposed changes in auditing standards related to noncompliance with laws and regulations.

The board is looking for nominations for new members of its Investor Advisory Group and its Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group.

The Center for Audit Quality is working to convince the board to water down a proposed update telling auditors to be on the lookout for fraud and other signs of noncompliance.

The board disciplined five auditing firms for violating its rules and standards when communicating with audit committees.

He reiterated that American officials must be able to review the audit papers of Chinese companies that trade in the U.S.

The board announced 369 accounting and auditing students will receive $10,000 in scholarships as part of its PCAOB Scholars program.

The board's inspectors are finding 'unacceptable' levels of problems at auditing firms, with year-over-year increases once again.