PCAOB

New staff presentation videos aim to help firms implement the four components of QC 1000, 'A Firm's System of Quality Control.'

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board was active with enforcements in 2024, but President Trump's deregulatory attitude stands to change what's next.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's inspection staff found noticeable improvements in the deficiency rates of the six largest global auditing firms.

Paul Atkins deflected questions on whether the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board should be scrapped, saying it was up to Congress.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned and imposed a $40,000 fine on James Pai CPA and its partner for audit failures.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has created three videos from its staff on its quality control standard's monitoring and remediation process.

The Board and the Romanian audit oversight authority agreed on a statement of protocol that allows for cooperation for the oversight of auditors.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board today appointed members of the Investor Advisory Group and the Standards and Emerging Issues Group.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board staff released a new publication aimed at helping firms complete Form AP.

The PCAOB sanctioned a former BF Borgers partner for audit failures and violating partner rotation limits, and PwC Singapore for violating rules and quality control standards.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board imposed $3.375 million in fines on KPMG firms in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Italy, Mexico, South Korea, Switzerland and the U.K.

Enforcement activity was more muted in the second half of the year, due to a Supreme Court decision and multiple lawsuits against the PCAOB, says a new report.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board posted a new "knowledge check" to help auditors gauge their understanding of AS 2310.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned Natalie Murphy, a former partner at Heaton & Company, for violating rules and standards.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board increased its enforcement activity in 2024 to its highest level since 2017, according to a new report.

The PCAOB censured the firm, imposed a $2.75 million fine and instituted quality control requirements.

CBIZ and Mayer Hoffman McCann had been operating under an alternative practice structure long before many other firms began adopting one after a PE investment.

Under the new administration, accountants can expect a lighter hand from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and other regulators.

The board has posted a series of "knowledge checks" to help auditors gauge their understanding of its new quality control standard.

The PCAOB sanctioned Gabriel Jaime López Díez, a former Deloitte Colombia partner, for issuing an audit report before completing all necessary audit procedures.