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A former FASB chair believes the "revolving door" from firms to regulators and back is good for the capital markets.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board updated its research and standard-setting agendas.

China is calling for direct talks to solve a years-long dispute that threatens global markets.

China’s securities regulator said it has sent U.S. authorities a fresh proposal about co-auditing Chinese firms, days after Washington moved to tighten rules for stock listings from the Asian nation.

A high-powered group of U.S. regulators said stock exchanges should set new rules that could trigger the delisting of Chinese companies, following mounting concerns that investors are being exposed to frauds.

Companies that don’t receive tax services from their auditing firms to avoid compromising auditor independence could end up paying more in taxes, at least temporarily, according to a new academic study.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced that 234 U.S. accounting students were selected to receive $10,000 scholarships.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board issued inspection reports Monday for the six largest auditing firms in a new format with more graphs and charts.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a document Tuesday with information for auditors and audit committees about audits involving cryptoassets, such as Bitcoin and other digital currencies.

Under the Senate legislation, if a company can’t show that it is not under control of a foreign government, or the PCAOB isn’t able to audit the company for three consecutive years to determine that is the case, the company’s securities would be banned from the exchanges.

The Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday that could lead to Chinese companies such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. being barred from listing on U.S. stock exchanges amid increasingly tense relations between the world’s two largest economies.

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday settled charges against three former KPMG audit partners for sharing answers to internal training exams.

When it comes to companies exposed to emerging markets — most notably China — investors should beware the lack of visibility into their books.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is giving firms a pause until May 11, given the difficulties businesses are facing from COVID-19.

Officials and employees are working from home and doing inspections of U.S. audit firms remotely to protect them from infection.

Leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board issued a joint statement Wednesday about the impact of the coronavirus on audit firms trying to operate in China.

The White House’s latest budget blueprint proposes consolidating the functions and responsibilities of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board into the Securities and Exchange Commission starting in 2022.

A bill stuck in Congress might help improve audit oversight.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a video Monday discussing how to comment on its recent concept release on potentially revising quality control standards for audit firms.

The proposed changes could have the potential for expanding future enforcement proceedings.