Audit

A staff report from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board recommends digging into the factors underlying firm deficiencies.

The PCAOB Investor Advisory Group is accepting public nominations for the most decision-useful CAMs or KAMs of 2023.

A recent survey from EY found that 90% of respondents already use at least some AI in their work, and other recent developments around the technology.

The Los Angeles-based boutique investment bank's audit by Marcum cited multiple material weaknesses in the company's reporting, and some of the previously reported data was revised.

Plus, Earmark launches a web app; and other accounting technology news.

Deloitte auditors have been turning their attention to climate risks affecting clients who need to deal with a growing array of regulations and laws.

Seventeen percent of comment forms in 2021 and 2022 contained auditor evaluation deficiencies, according to the PCAOB.

The AFRC will investigate an anonymous report alleging deficiencies in the firm's quality management and the quality of its audits of the Chinese real estate giant.

The suit in Texas accuses the SEC of acting without authority to create the Consolidated Audit Trail.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board plans to host a series of five in-person forums this year, with different members of the board visiting cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Miami, and Jersey City.

Short-seller Hindenburg had alleged 'major irregularities' and 'manipulated earnings' at the Swiss fintech.

PricewaterhouseCoopers said it will investigate an anonymous letter circulating on social media that made "false allegations" about the company and its partners over its role in auditing China Evergrande Group.

A new report shows that, increasingly, the respondents in Public Company Accounting Oversight Board enforcement actions are firms, rather than individuals.

The board imposed its largest-ever penalty of $25 million against KPMG's firm in the Netherlands, in addition to $2 million in fines against Deloitte's firms in Indonesia and the Philippines.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board voted to propose an extensive set of new reporting requirements to impose on auditing firms.

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The PCAOB found multiple deficiencies in every audit it reviewed from BF Borgers over the past two annual checks.

Ideagen Audit Analytics' report shows mid-tier auditors taking market share from smaller firms.

Friction simmers within the audit industry following the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's controversial June 2023 proposal to revise its standard on noncompliance with laws and regulations.

Overall new client additions — and departures — continue to rise, thanks to M&A.