Senior SEC Enforcement Official: Do Not Get Creative in Accounting and Auditing
Matthew Jacques, chief accountant in the SEC’s Enforcement Division, warned accountants and auditors not to get creative in following the …
Soyoung Ho
Senior Editor, Accounting and Compliance Alert
Soyoung Ho covers regulatory and standard-setting activities of the SEC, the PCAOB, and the AICPA for Thomson Reuters.
Soyoung previously worked for Forbes and the Washington Monthly.
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Former SEC Officials Urge Chair Gensler Not to Buckle Under Political Pressure When Picking Members of Audit Regulator
As the SEC is getting close to filling all five seats of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), two …
U.S. Audit Regulator Disciplines KPMG Australia for Cheating by its Auditors on Internal Tests
The U.S. audit regulatory board PCAOB said that KPMG Australia was fined for violating the board’s rules and quality control …
Saying Audit Quality Is Stronger than Ever, Audit Profession Questions Need for Reform
As the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) is studying potential reforms regarding public company independent auditors, a group representing the …
Investor Advisory Committee Recommends Stronger SEC Regulation of SPACs
The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) on September 9, 2021, voted unanimously to recommend that the commission step up its …
Commissioner Crenshaw Says Enforcement Action on Kraft Illustrates Flaws in SEC’s Approach to Penalties
SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw pointed to the enforcement action against The Kraft Heinz Company last week to illustrate why the …
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Companies Say FASB Proposal on Acquired Revenue Earning Contracts Would Ease Accounting Costs
T-Mobile US Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Pfizer Inc., and others said a FASB December 2020 proposal would simplify …
Reminder: Retirement Plan Participant Election Physical Presence Relief Ends June 30
Reminder: the temporary relief from the requirement that participant elections, including spousal consents, be made in the physical presence of …
Draft Nonresident Alien Instructions Updated to Remove COVID Exception
The IRS has issued draft instructions to Form 8233, Exemption From Withholding on Compensation for Independent (and Certain Dependent) Personal …