Audit preparation

Canada's top securities regulator alleged that KPMG failed to properly value the loans held within funds, harming investors.

The case may reveal how far auditors can be held accountable for their work on insolvent companies accused of fraudulent accounting.

The number of accounting-related securities class action filings plummeted 40% last year, according to a new report, but the total settlement value rose 40%.

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 Audit Practitioner Fellowship Program will allow auditors to share their expertise with PCAOB staff.

The Canadian Public Accountability Board published individual auditing firm inspection reports for the first time, marking a significant milestone.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has reached a deal with the Cyprus Public Audit Oversight Board.

HTL International netted the most new Securities and Exchange Commission engagements in the third quarter of 2025, followed by CBIZ and KPMG.

Audit teams with a greater number of women provide higher-quality audits at a lower cost, according to new research.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board imposed a $35,000 penalty on Beckles & Co. for failing to disclose who worked on nine public company audits.

There is plenty of room for more audit committee disclosure, according to the Center for Audit Quality and Ideagen Audit Analytics

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has made a pact with Lithuania's audit regulator to allow the two organizations to cooperate on overseeing firms.

Nasty behavior by individuals at client companies toward auditors is widespread and can negatively affect auditor judgment, according a new academic study.

A new report finds internal audit professionals adjusting to flat and shrinking budgets and the encroachments of artificial intelligence.

The acting chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board outlines his vision for defining audit quality, highlights private equity concerns, and calls for AI guardrails.

No matter what internal audit gets called to do, there will always be a cadre of misguided executives and board members who think internal audit is just an extension of the finance function.

The average number of CAMs per report decreased to 1.27 in 2024, per Ideagen Audit Analytics' latest report.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board co-hosted a two-day conference highlighting the work of academic researchers.

The penalties include a $100,000 fine, and training requirements on communication between predecessor and successor audits.

Audit teams rarely know when client data will arrive, how complete it will be and in what form it will show up.