PCAOB investor panel selects best critical, key audit matters of 2025
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) Investor Advisory Group (IAG) presented three exemplary critical audit matters (CAMs) or key …
Public company audit quality continues to improve, PCAOB’s 2025 inspections show
Accounting firms are doing a better job of auditing public companies than in previous years, according to the Public Company …
Big Four urge SEC to approve PCAOB’s QC standard rollback; investors push back
Big Four accounting firms in comment letters urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve the Public Company Accounting …
PCAOB criticizes EY for fourth consecutive year over quality control deficiencies
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) criticized Ernst & Young LLP for failing to address quality control (QC) problems found during …
SEC proposes removing PCAOB requirement from adviser custody rule audits, examinations
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 1, 2026, issued a proposal that would eliminate a requirement that certain …
PCAOB unveils first standard-setting, rulemaking agendas under chairman Logothetis
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on September 30, 2026, published the first standard-setting and rulemaking agendas under the …
PCAOB member Botic urges renewed work on auditor metrics disclosure rule
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) member George Botic said the board should continue working on a rule that would …
PCAOB reorganizes, reverts Investor Advocate role to communications office
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is eliminating its standalone Office of the Investor Advocate and moving the Investor Advocate …
SEC examines PCAOB’s audit inspections, citing industry concerns, other reasons
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) initiated an examination of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) audit firm inspection …
PCAOB scales back quality control standard following audit firm criticism over implementation burden
In response to implementation feedback and concerns about the costs and operability of certain provisions, the Public Company Accounting Oversight …