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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board posted two new pages to its website to help implement some of its standards and amendments that have recently been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the firm with changing some of its previous audit work and manipulating results of its internal training tests.

The former COO of the IFRS will be chairing the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board after the previous choice abruptly backed away from taking the post.

A U.S. bill that proposes to delist Chinese firms that don’t open their audit books to American regulators could benefit Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. as companies instead turn to the city’s bourse.

Deputy chief accountant Sagar Teotia will serve as an interim successor.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has published guidance from its staff on how auditors can communicate critical audit matters in their audit reports.

Auditing quality seems to be improving somewhat internationally, although there’s still a lack of consistency, according to a new report.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has posted a group of standards for audit reports and auditing financial statements.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has posted a preview of its inspection staff’s observations from 2018, describing some of the main deficiencies it uncovered for auditing firms, along with ways to improve audit quality.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board may begin asking auditors to look at cybersecurity when assessing risks at the companies they audit.