PCAOB

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board levied sanctions and penalties against four auditing firms as part of a sweep.

The engagement partner and engagement quality review partner on the audit of Mexican steelmaker owe a combined $165,000.

Schneider Downs launches SD Digital; Bowers CPAs & Advisors relocates in Rochester; and more news from across the profession.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board staff report offered insights into the PCAOB's inspection program for auditors of broker-dealers and issues with professional skepticism and low-ball fees.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board also permanently barred a sole practitioner in New York.

Wilkin & Guttenplan appoints next managing shareholder; Hartman Wanzor rebrands; and more news from across the profession.

Auditor disclosures of client-specific quantitative materiality thresholds, which are required in the U.K. but not the U.S., could be encouraging some businesses to massage their earnings reports.

The board's target team shared the results of its in-depth exploration of emerging audit risk.

The board released a staff report outlining its inspections plans and highlighting key risks.

The deal saved hundreds of Chinese companies in the U.S. from being booted off American stock exchanges but has done little to revive the flow of initial public offerings.