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Demetrios "Jim" Logothetis was sworn in as chair along with two new board members, Mark Calabria and Steven Laughton, just over a week after they were named.

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board posted a staff report on testing transactions between broker-dealers and related parties.

The SEC named Demetrios "Jim" Logothetis as chairman of the PCAOB, and Mark Calabria, Kyle Hauptman and Steven Laughton as board members.

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved a decreased budget for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, plus a lower accounting support fee and salaries.

AICPA president and CEO Mark Koziel told accountants about challenges to the credential from the federal government, states, companies and even accounting firms.

The PCAOB sanctioned audit firm Zwick CPA, its owner Jack Zwick and audit manager Jeffrey Hoskow for violations related to an audit of Genie Energy.

The overhaul at the board continues as William Ryan succeeds Robert Rice, who is retiring at the end of the year.

The board is recommending a 2026 budget that is 9% below its 2025 budget.

The PCAOB found that Jennifer Crofoot, a CPA then working as an audit partner at Fruci & Associates II, violated rules and standards in connection with four audits.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board appointed Erik Durbin as acting chief economist and director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has reached a deal with the Cyprus Public Audit Oversight Board.

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board officials are sounding a cautious note about the spread of artificial intelligence and private equity at audit firms.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to encourage greater cooperation between U.S. and international standard-setters.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board imposed a $35,000 penalty on Beckles & Co. for failing to disclose who worked on nine public company audits.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned U.S.-based TPS Thayer for failure to reasonably supervise an unregistered firm in China.

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board member Christina Ho plans to resign by the end of January as a shakeup is expected at the board.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has made a pact with Lithuania's audit regulator to allow the two organizations to cooperate on overseeing firms.