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The board's spending is expected to increase only slightly next year, thanks to the pandemic.

Hong Kong has received the first access to financial audits from mainland Chinese companies, an issue that has vexed relations between the U.S. and China and threatens to lead to the delisting in New York of giants such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

The impact of the coronavirus will be a major focus in the coming year.

The former Maryland senator radically reshaped the world of auditing with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Companies discussed taxes, followed by goodwill and/or intangibles, most frequently during their first year of disclosures of critical audit matters, according to a new report from the Center for Audit Quality.

The legislation is in reaction to U.S. regulators being unable to review the companies' financial audits.

Auditors have taken a number of steps to address pandemic-related issues, according to a new publication from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

The House is set to vote on bipartisan legislation that would impose restrictions on Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges, including requiring certification that they’re not under control of a foreign government.

Thomson Reuters announces Synergy conference award winners; CohnReznick publishes Opportunity Zone guide; and more CPA news.

New staff guidance says their disclosures may be incomplete or misleading.

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.