Accounting Professor Eli Bartov Under Consideration for PCAOB After High-Profile Trump Fraud Trial—Sources
NYU accounting professor Eli Bartov—who testified as a key defense expert witness for then-President Donald Trump in a civil fraud …
SEC Left Without Democratic Commissioners After Crenshaw’s Departure
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw left the agency on January 2, 2026, after the Senate Banking Committee …
SEC Officials: We Are Not Done Talking About Non-GAAP Measures
The misuse or misleading use of non-GAAP measures remains a frequent topic of SEC staff comment letters, and commission officials at a …
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 …
SEC Chair Criticizes Accounting Firms for Pushing Rules Driven by ‘Self-Interest’
At a conference, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins strongly criticized accounting firms for having pressured the commission …
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 …
Senate Funding Plan for IRS, SEC Unveiled
Senate appropriators released their fiscal year 2026 funding plan for Treasury, the IRS, and the SEC on November 24, 2025. …
Experts Say Moving Away From Quarterly Reports Not as Simple as It Seems
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has fast-tracked a rulemaking that would give companies the option to skip …
Disclosure Rationalization Project Likely Means Major Overhaul of SEC Rules, Former Officials Say
While SEC Chair Paul Atkins’s first rulemaking agenda is significantly shorter compared to that of his predecessor, Gary Gensler, there …
Former SEC Officials Welcome Leadership Change in Corporation Finance Division
At a conference, former SEC officials—now in private practice—were enthusiastic about the newly appointed director of the Division of Corporation …