SEC Chief Accountant Unveils Ambitious Agenda for Audit Oversight, Standard Setting
At a year-end AICPA conference, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chief Accountant Kurt Hohl outlined an ambitious agenda for accounting …
Christina Ho Will Not Seek Second Term at PCAOB, Citing Need for Fresh Leadership
As the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) vets candidates to serve as members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board …
Audit Firms Back PCAOB QC Standard Delay; Investors Warn Against Using Deferral for Rule Revisions
All accounting firms that wrote comment letters said they support the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) decision to postpone …
PCAOB Investor Panel Selects Best Critical, Key Audit Matters of 2024
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) Investor Advisory Group (IAG) presented three exemplary critical audit matters (CAMs) or key …
Preliminary Inspection Results Show Improvement for Large Audit Firms This Year, PCAOB Acting Chair Says
In a bit of good news, the quality of public company audits by the largest accounting firms continues to improve, …
SEC Opens Comment Period on PCAOB’s Delay of Quality Control Standard
Now that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on August 28, 2025, decided to postpone the implementation of its …
SEC Urges PCAOB to Delay New Audit Quality Control Standard Amid Industry Pushback, Sources Say
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins and the commission’s Chief Accountant Kurt Hohl are said to have urged …
PCAOB Forms Resource Group to Address Challenges Facing Small Audit Firms
The PCAOB on August 26, 2025, said that it has formed the Smaller Firm Resource Group, an advisory group of audit …
SEC Chair Atkins Seeks New PCAOB Candidates, Signals Board Member Salary Cuts for 2026
After forcing PCAOB Chair Erica Williams out, SEC Chair Paul Atkins said he is soliciting candidates for all board member …
After Williams’ Exit, SEC Taps Botic to Lead PCAOB Temporarily
Following the ouster of Erica Williams as chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) …