PCAOB

PCAOB inspections will take place in Hong Kong under a preliminary agreement reached between American and Chinese regulators to avoid delisting.

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After a decades-long impasse that led to a threat to kick about 200 Chinese firms off New York stock exchanges, PCAOB inspectors may soon get their first look under the hood of some of China's largest corporations.

PCAOB sanctions Canadian firm over noncooperation with inspections

The warning follows several businesses switching to U.S. auditors amid an ongoing dispute between regulators in Washington and Beijing.

PricewaterhouseCoopers pointed to progress in its audit practice on a number of fronts, including on inspections, training and diversity.

The board's target team of inspectors focused on special purpose acquisition companies, fraud, going concern issues, cash and cash equivalents during its inspections of auditing firms last year, according to a new report.

The PCAOB has picked some Chinese companies for the first batch of inspections after reaching a deal with China to end a decades-long impasse.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board levied $275,000 in penalties against KPMG's member firm in South Africa and two partners for improperly using and misreporting work done in Zimbabwe.

Under the agreement, inspectors will be able to see complete work papers without any redactions and select any issuer audits.