PCAOB Proposes Rule Revision to Increase Auditor Accountability
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on Sept. 19, 2023, issued a proposal intended to more effectively deter auditor …
PCAOB Schedules Vote to Issue Proposed Rule on Contributory Liability for Audit Firm Violations
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) scheduled a public meeting for Sept. 19, 2023, to consider issuing a proposal …
Cornerstone Research’s Elaine Harwood on Trends in PCAOB, SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Actions
The number of SEC accounting and auditing enforcement actions rose by 55 percent in fiscal 2022 – with jumps in …
SEC Delays Climate Change Disclosure Rulemaking
It’s official: the Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed its climate change disclosure rulemaking once again. And now the agency …
PCAOB Proposes Revised Audit Requirements for Non-Compliance with Laws and Regulations
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on June 6, 2023, voted 3 to 2 to issue a proposal that …
U.S. Audit Regulator Asks Court to Dismiss Suit by Accountant Challenging Disciplinary Proceedings
The U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on April 14, 2023, filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought …
CFOs in all Industries can Learn from Bank Collapses, Institute of Management Accountants Says
It will take more time to get a full explanation behind the recent collapse SiliconValley Bank (SVB). But there is …
PCAOB Advisers Say Auditors May not be Fully Complying with Expanded Reporting Rule
During a public meeting last week, some Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) advisers said they are concerned that auditors …
Audit Regulatory Board Mum on Bank Failures as Critics Question Clean Audit Opinion for Silicon Valley Bank
For now, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) will not publicly address recent bank collapses, triggered by the abrupt, …
Recent Bank Failures May Indicate Problems with Going Concern Standards, Liquidity Risk Disclosure Rules
By now almost everyone knows that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which largely lent to tech companies, failed almost overnight on …