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PCAOB aligns auditor independence rules with SEC

The press helps keep firms honest, according to a new academic paper.

At issue is China's refusal to let inspectors from the PCAOB review audits of some Chinese businesses.

A new resource aims to help educate them on new requirements in those two areas.

The board has been making changes to its strategic plans and agenda in response to the pandemic as it sees auditors doing more work remotely.

Investor awareness of critical audit matters is “still developing,” though, according to the PCAOB's interim analysis.

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.

China’s securities regulator said it has sent U.S. authorities a fresh proposal about co-auditing Chinese firms, days after Washington moved to tighten rules for stock listings from the Asian nation.

A high-powered group of U.S. regulators said stock exchanges should set new rules that could trigger the delisting of Chinese companies, following mounting concerns that investors are being exposed to frauds.

Companies that don’t receive tax services from their auditing firms to avoid compromising auditor independence could end up paying more in taxes, at least temporarily, according to a new academic study.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced that 234 U.S. accounting students were selected to receive $10,000 scholarships.