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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
PCAOB Rulemaking Could Lead to More Timely Issuance of Audit Inspection Reports
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on March 28, 2023, voted unanimously to issue a proposal that could in part …
Enron Former CFO: ‘I am one of the Poster Boys’ for Fraud
Convicted felon Andy Fastow, the infamous chief financial officer of Enron Corp., ironically said accounting and auditing rules need to …
As Problems in Global Audit Persist, SEC Chief Accountant Reminds Lead Auditors of their Responsibilities
Securities and Exchange Commission Chief Accountant Paul Munter urged lead auditors to do a better job when other accounting firms …
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 …