PCAOB

IAASB and IESBA announce deputy chairs and board appointments; Grant Thornton names two national managing partners; and more CPA news.

James Kaiser, a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board since 2018, is leaving the PCAOB and will be replaced by chief auditor Megan Zietsman in another sign of turmoil at the audit overseer.

J. Robert Brown criticized recent moves by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to strip down its research and standard-setting agendas without proper consultation.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a preview Thursday from its staff about its findings from inspections of audit firms last year ahead of the issuance of its 2019 inspection reports.

A pair of academic studies casts doubt on the value of mandatory rotation of auditing firms and lead engagement partners.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board imposed a $250,000 penalty on Marcum LLP and its Marcum Bernstein Pinchuk unit over audits of Chinese companies.

COVID-19 doesn’t seem to be having an impact on such disclosures, according to a report from Ernst & Young.

A former FASB chair believes the "revolving door" from firms to regulators and back is good for the capital markets.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board updated its research and standard-setting agendas.

China is calling for direct talks to solve a years-long dispute that threatens global markets.