Audit & Accounting

James Kaiser, a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board since 2018, is leaving the PCAOB and will be replaced by chief auditor Megan Zietsman in another sign of turmoil at the audit overseer.

J. Robert Brown criticized recent moves by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to strip down its research and standard-setting agendas without proper consultation.

The coronavirus pandemic has introduced a number of new areas that companies need to address.

Accounting and financial controllers are some of the hardest-working executives in an organization, but unfortunately they are often overlooked.

Two senior executives at Botswana supermarket chain Choppies Enterprises Ltd. are suing former auditors PwC for 653 million rand ($40 million) for not signing off on the company’s 2018 accounts, which led to a share price collapse.

Every accounting firm website shows a full range of services, all with great descriptions. But who is actually driving those services?

Companies are continuing to increase the level of audit committee disclosures in their proxy statements, according to a new report from the Center for Audit Quality and Audit Analytics.

BKD promotes 65; EY appoints two office managing partners; and more CPA news.

Disclosures in financial statements and SEC filings about the current and potential impacts of COVID-19 are a major concern.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a preview Thursday from its staff about its findings from inspections of audit firms last year ahead of the issuance of its 2019 inspection reports.