Will the SEC Replace the Entire PCAOB Board—Again?
Now that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking candidates to serve as Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) …
Soyoung Ho, Checkpoint News
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Soyoung Ho covers regulatory and standard-setting activities of the SEC, the PCAOB, and the AICPA for Thomson Reuters in Washington.
Soyoung previously worked for Forbes and the Washington Monthly.
She can be reached at soyoung.ho@thomsonreuters.com
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