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The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to allow public companies to report twice a year at the urging of President Trump.

The old corporate disclosure regulations, issued under former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, had never been implemented amid a spate of legal challenges.

The long-running lawsuit against the founder of the apparel licenser accused him of inflating the company's revenue and earnings more than a decade ago.

A Securities and Exchange Commission plan to let public companies cut quarterly disclosures to twice a year moved closer to reality after passing a White House review.

Critics say the SEC is using disgorgement to enrich the Treasury, rather than compensate victims.

SEC chair Paul Atkins plans to release about 30 rule proposals this year. More than two-thirds will be related to corporate finance, such as scaling back corporate disclosures.

During his previous tenure at the SEC, he chaired the financial reporting and audit task force that cracked down on accounting violations and false financial statements.

The acting head of the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division said he'll focus on "quality over quantity" in bringing cases.

It's unclear whether the commission plans to move auditor enforcement out of the PCAOB and into the SEC.

Big deals for CBIZ and Baker Tilly put them at the top of the league tables for new public company audit engagements for all of 2025.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an interpretation of how federal securities laws apply to crypto.

Enforcement activity against accounting and auditing firms declined sharply last year under the second Trump administration, according to two new reports.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission curtailed enforcement actions against auditors significantly in 2025.

Even as auditors reported their lowest overall haul of new clients in almost four years, BDO USA topped the charts with a strong number.

Top 10 Firm BDO USA added 10 new clients at the end of 2025, almost all from its November acquisition of Top 100 Firm Horne.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is making extensive changes in auditing and accounting as it continues to deregulate under the Trump administration.

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.

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

The pros and cons of Trump's pitch to move from quarterly financial reporting to semiannual are not as clear-cut as either side thinks.

The SEC will drop a lawsuit against the former VP of a construction company accusing him of fraudulent accounting in projects including New York's Kosciuszko Bridge.