Audit

The Auditing Standards Board will be proposing a set of updates to its attestation standards to address sustainability information and other assurance issues.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board posted a staff report on testing transactions between broker-dealers and related parties.

Audit AI solutions provider Fieldguide announced a $75 million Series C round.

The SEC named Demetrios "Jim" Logothetis as chairman of the PCAOB, and Mark Calabria, Kyle Hauptman and Steven Laughton as board members.

The pros and cons of Trump's pitch to move from quarterly financial reporting to semiannual are not as clear-cut as either side thinks.

Alt5 replaced its auditor last month less than three weeks after hiring it, bringing on L J Soldinger Associates as its third audit firm in under two months.

Plus, Schneider Downs Digital launches AI finance companion; Ramp introduces live budget tracking; and other accounting tech updates.

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved a decreased budget for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, plus a lower accounting support fee and salaries.

The PCAOB sanctioned audit firm Zwick CPA, its owner Jack Zwick and audit manager Jeffrey Hoskow for violations related to an audit of Genie Energy.

A small financial-technology company tied to a Trump family crypto project has fired its auditor, the latest sign of turmoil at the Las Vegas-based firm.

The overhaul at the board continues as William Ryan succeeds Robert Rice, who is retiring at the end of the year.

The board is recommending a 2026 budget that is 9% below its 2025 budget.

The PCAOB found that Jennifer Crofoot, a CPA then working as an audit partner at Fruci & Associates II, violated rules and standards in connection with four audits.

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

The Institute of Internal Auditors has released its latest "topical requirement," this time on organizational behavior as part of a company's culture.

A significant proportion of firms have yet to implement new audit technologies and methods, citing poor training, lack of quality data, lack of systems access and lack of funds as the primary reasons.

Successful companies in the future will rely on employees with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board officials are sounding a cautious note about the spread of artificial intelligence and private equity at audit firms.

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