AICPA Issues Clarification on Financial Statement Standards for Client Advisory Services
The AICPA on April 7, 2025, published Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) No. 27, Applicability of …
PCAOB to Press Ahead With ‘NOCLAR’ Standard Opposed by Auditors, Businesses
Despite calls by auditors and businesses to issue a revised proposed auditing standard on so-called noncompliance with laws and regulations …
In Separate Actions, PCAOB Fines PwC US $2.75M and PwC Australia $600,000 for Quality Control Failures
In separate enforcement actions, the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on March 28, 2024, fined PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in …
Divided SEC Approves Significant 2024 Budget Increase for PCAOB
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by a vote of 3 to 2 on December 13, 2023, decided to approve …
SEC Adopts Sweeping Rules for Private Fund Advisers
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 23, 2023, adopted new rules that increase the regulation of private funds. Under …
Advisory Panel Discusses Ideas to Increase Transparency of Audit and PCAOB Inspection
During a meeting of the PCAOB’s Investor Advisory Group (IAG), a subcommittee of the panel discussed a set of 11 …
PCAOB Moves Project on Audit Quality Indicators to Standard-Setting Agenda
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) will consider issuing a proposal on key audit quality indicators (AQIs) in the …
U.S. Inspections Show ‘Unacceptable Rates’ of Problems in Chinese and Hong Kong Audit Firms
The U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on May 10, 2023, issued long awaited audit inspection reports on two affiliates …
Study Finds Negative Impact on Audit Partners who Give Adverse Internal Control Opinions
As regulators review audit independence requirements to figure out whether the rules should be changed in order to promote auditor …
PCAOB Clears Backlog of Inspection Reports
After a leadership change in early 2022, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has been much more active in …