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 …
Board Member Ho: Eliminating PCAOB May Have Positive Outcomes Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) member Christina Ho, speaking at a conference last week, highlighted that a legislative proposal …
The Child Tax Credit’s Cloudy Future With the Child Tax Credit set to be halved at year end and competing aims among those advocating for a …
SEC Chief Accountant Paul Munter to Retire The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 14, 2025, said that Chief Accountant Paul Munter will retire on January …
Will the U.S. Supreme Court Clarify Application of P.L. 86-272? As previously reported, a tobacco manufacturer seeks U.S. Supreme Court review of an Oregon ruling that its activities were not protected …