Audit standards

The American Institute of CPAs’ Accounting and Review Services Committee has published an exposure draft of a proposed standard on procedures for attestation engagements, while its Financial Reporting Executive Committee has issued working drafts of some of its industry-specific guidance for various industries.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a document Wednesday offering information about the main areas its inspectors are looking at during its visits to auditing firms this year.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a group of 27 other major corporations and business trade associations have sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission urging the SEC not to finalize the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s proposed changes to audit reports.

The American Institute of CPAs has extended the comment period for its proposed standard for ERISA plan audits for another 150 days.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a report Friday calling attention to high deficiencies among auditors of brokers and dealers.

Accounting and financial firms and business groups are sending comment letters to the Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of a deadline Friday for approving a new standard from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on expanding the scope of audit reports.

Three international standard-setting boards for auditing, accounting ethics and accounting education issued a new publication Monday in the hopes of making accountants and auditors more skeptical of management assertions.

SEC Chair Jay Clayton calls for nominees for open board spots.

The American Institute of CPAs has issued a new guide to help accountants provide assurance on their corporate clients’ environmental information.

The Center for Audit Quality and the Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society are celebrating the 15th anniversary of the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with a series of videos featuring commentary from several accounting, finance and auditing experts.