Audit standards

The board adopted a set of amendments to strengthen the rules that apply to audits involving multiple audit firms.

The board plans to hold a meeting next Wednesday with its reconstituted Investor Advisory Group, the first meeting in nearly four years with one of its biggest stakeholders.

The revamped board updated its standard-setting and research agendas Wednesday as it takes on new projects.

The institute is continuing a tradition that dates back to the 1990s as a way to highlight the work of the profession.

The board released its 2021 annual report on Thursday, highlighting its main accomplishments as it transitioned to a mostly new board.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board released a revised standard Thursday to focus on the special considerations that apply to audits of group financial statements.

For now, it’s technology, but soon it will be more about demand from markets — and society as a whole.

The board approved charters for the membership and activities to revive its old Investor Advisory Group and set up a new Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is once again forming an Investor Advisory Group and starting a new Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group after the old board came under sharp criticism for scrapping its outside advisory groups.

The American Institute of CPAs has updated its practice aid for accounting and auditing of digital assets, with added material on cryptocurrency.