PCAOB

A new report shows that, increasingly, the respondents in Public Company Accounting Oversight Board enforcement actions are firms, rather than individuals.

The board imposed its largest-ever penalty of $25 million against KPMG's firm in the Netherlands, in addition to $2 million in fines against Deloitte's firms in Indonesia and the Philippines.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board voted to propose an extensive set of new reporting requirements to impose on auditing firms.

The PCAOB found multiple deficiencies in every audit it reviewed from BF Borgers over the past two annual checks.

Friction simmers within the audit industry following the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's controversial June 2023 proposal to revise its standard on noncompliance with laws and regulations.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned PricewaterhouseCoopers' member firms in the U.S. and Australia over auditing quality control violations, imposing a $2.75 million and $600,000 penalty.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board imposed a total of $150,000 in fines against three partners at KPMG's firm in mainland China for violating PCAOB standards and imposed sanctions on them.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned an Israeli auditor and her firm for violating the PCAOB's rules in several audits, imposing a $200,000 penalty.

PICPA believes the PCAOB's Non-Compliance with Laws and Regulations proposal is disconnected from the realities of the auditing profession and will impose undue strain on an already thinly stretched workforce of CPAs.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board revoked the registration of Gries & Associates and its founder, while imposing a $65,000 fine for violations that led to multiple financial restatements.