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To those who might remember this column that ran for more than 20 years, and to those who don't, it took something especially egregious to bring me back.
August 6
University of Colorado and Colorado Springs -
Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins has begun searching for new members and a new chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board only days after forcing the PCAOB chair to resign.
July 28 -
The errors were tied to accounting for engineering scrap and engineering support labor.
July 24 -
House Republicans released a spending proposal that threatens to withhold funding from the Financial Accounting Standards Board unless it withdraws its income tax reporting standard.
July 22 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped George Botic as acting chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board after Erica Williams' departure.
July 21 -
Erica Williams is stepping down Tuesday as chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and spoke Monday with Accounting Today about her time at the PCAOB.
July 21 -
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board chair Erica Williams is departing on July 22, after being pushed out by the new SEC chairman after her agency narrowly avoided an effort to eliminate it.
July 15 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking initial steps on overhauling rules governing disclosures of executive compensation, including bonus clawbacks.
June 26 -
The industry is awaiting SEC approval for dozens of applications, even as Vanguard's shareholder case highlights some of the tax complexity of the looming shift.
June 23 -
The provision would have eliminated the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and transferred its responsibilities to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
June 20 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission appointed Kurt Hohl, a former partner at Ernst & Young, as its new chief accountant, effective July 7.
June 13 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission is making plans in case it inherits the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's duties if the tax bill passes.
June 11 -
U.S. officials have asked for information related to the accounting of deals that the cybersecurity company has made with some customers.
June 4 -
The far-reaching legislation would transfer the responsibilities of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
May 22 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a publication to help smaller firms as it comes under threat of being absorbed into the Securities and Exchange Commission.
May 21 -
PCAOB chair Erica Williams says the role played by the audit overseer can't simply be "cut and pasted" into the SEC as legislation threatens to shutter the board.
May 1 -
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board chair Erica Williams warned about legislation that would eliminate the board.
April 29 -
The American Institute of CPAs is volunteering to provide its assistance in light of its own efforts in the digital assets space.
April 28 -
The House Financial Services Committee is considering legislation to transfer the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's responsibilities to the SEC.
April 28 -
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.
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