SEC Chief Atkins Ousts Williams as PCAOB Chair Amid Regulatory Shift Erica Williams is stepping down as chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) next week, the board said …
SEC Investor Advocate to Examine Risks of China-Based VIEs In a report to Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of the Investor Advocate (OIAD) said that it …
House Panel Revisits Sarbanes-Oxley as Smaller Companies Cite Rising Burdens As Republican lawmakers seek to reduce compliance burdens for public companies, Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was …
US Regulator Fines Dutch Affiliates of Deloitte, EY, PwC $8.5M for Widespread Exam Cheating The U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) fined the Netherlands affiliates of Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and PricewaterhouseCoopers a …
Investor Group Presses New SEC Leadership to Address Non-GAAP in Executive Pay With new leadership at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) is once again urging …
European Audit Regulators Warn: Eliminating PCAOB Will Have Adverse Consequences A panel of European audit firm regulators has warned that eliminating the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) will …
The Hidden Truth: Why Cash Flow Statements Are Failing Investors In the high-stakes world of finance, one critical aspect of corporate reporting has long been shrouded in mystery: cash flow. …
Can a Group Health Plan Add an Annual Dollar Limit on Benefits? QUESTION: Can we make a design change to our self-insured group health plan to impose a $1.5 million annual dollar …
The SALT Battle The future of the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap may play a pivotal role in the 2025 tax …