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The American Institute of CPAs is volunteering to provide its assistance in light of its own efforts in the digital assets space.

The House Financial Services Committee is considering legislation to transfer the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's responsibilities to the SEC.

Paul Atkins was sworn in as the new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission and is expected to bring a more deregulatory and crypto-friendly approach.

Optimism is building that a game-changing fund design that will help asset managers shrink clients' tax bills will soon be approved by the SEC.

The collapse of BF Borgers in May 2024 unleashed a flood of new clients.

Though the SEC has yet to issue regulations specific to AI, that doesn't mean companies are off the hook when it comes to disclosures.

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to end its defense of the climate-related disclosure rule it approved last year under the Biden administration.

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

President Trump's nominee to lead the commission has yet to be confirmed, but the sweeping changes from his temporary stand-in are starting to pile up.

The Securities and Exchange Commission dramatically pulled back on accounting and auditing enforcement last year after two years in a row of increases.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's new EDGAR system will go live on March 24.

The agency nixed controversial staff crypto accounting guidance, which interim chief Mark Uyeda described as overstepping the normal procedures.

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.

A small Pennsylvania auditor picked up a big tranche of engagements from another auditor that exited the field.

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

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.

Prosecutors and regulators are investigating a deal between CrowdStrike Holdings and a technology distributor to provide cybersecurity tools to the IRS.

The order called for agencies including the SEC and the FTC to submit draft regulations for White House review before publication.

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

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has withdrawn the two standards it approved on firm and engagement metrics and firm reporting.