Audit standards

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has been pilot testing its upcoming requirements for auditors.

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority's proposals should succeed in improving the quality of scrutiny while acknowledging a major conflict of interest in auditing.

Megan Zietsman will assume her role with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in early 2019.

Hiring shortfalls and disruptive technologies will be among the main topics of discussion in boardrooms in 2019.

The new publication aims to help auditors deal with the CAMs section that will soon be required under a new auditing standard.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board voted to issue a long-awaited standard on audits of financial statements of employee benefit plans, although it is still awaiting some details before the standard takes effect.

New research finds that national and regional firms are catching up to the New York giants in terms of technology adoption and deployment in audits.

The changes to the financial statement audit will be shaped by four factors: technology, methodology, standards and skills.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has released a revised standard for auditing accounting estimates and several related disclosures.

As technology infiltrates the auditing process, auditors must be sure to maintain and cultivate this core attribute.