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President Trump named Mark Uyeda, a Republican member of the SEC, as acting chairman as confirmation hearings await for Paul Atkins to succeed Gary Gensler.

The Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges against the California-based e-commerce food distributor for overstating revenue to Series D investors.

Two leaders exit SEC; Illinois CPA Society welcomes largest class of Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program scholars; and more news from across the profession.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's chief accountant, Paul Munter, plans to retire from federal service this month.

Hindering the audit marketplace creates risk for the investing public, says the AICPA's Sue Coffey.

Lawsuits before the Supreme Court and in lower federal courts across the country could further reduce enforcement powers at the IRS and the SEC this year.

Vince McMahon is alleged to have hidden hush-money settlements to a former employee and company contractor, leading to incorrect financial statements in 2018 and 2021.

Auditing firms are asking the SEC to reject the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's recent standards on firm and engagement metrics and firm reporting.

The PCAOB will be able to address situations in which a registered firm has ceased to exist, is nonoperational, or no longer wishes to remain registered.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has posted the 2025 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy, SEC Reporting Taxonomy and GAAP Employee Benefit Plan Taxonomy.

In a comment letter, the institute says the board's new requirements could drive smaller auditing firms out of the market.

The Louisiana-based utility company paid the Securities and Exchange Commission $12 million to settle the charges.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's 2025 budget totals $399.7 million, and the accounting support fee totals $374.9 million.

Auditing firms appear to be making headway on fixing some of the problems identified by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

The nominee for head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Atkins, will pursue a more deregulatory and crypto-friendly approach than Gary Gensler.

By selecting Paul Atkins, Trump is tapping one of the most influential GOP financial regulation insiders to oversee Wall Street.

The American Institute of CPAs is still concerned about the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's new firm and engagement metrics standard, despite some modifications from the original proposal.

The company failed to follow GAAP when it evaluated its less-than-truckload operations in 2019 and 2020.

The SEC chair's ambitious agenda drew fierce resistance from Wall Street and the crypto industry.

The move follows an accounting scandal that has wiped out billions of dollars in market value and drawn investigations by the DOJ and SEC.