Audit market flirting with stagnation, says PCAOB chair

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has today responded to the Proposed Framework for Reorganization of PCAOB Auditing Standards (Rulemaking Docket Matter No.40) a consultation from the Public Company Accounting Oversight ...

As an experienced PCAOB registered CPA firm, the professionals at SSAE 16 Professionals, LLP wish to share some information to facilitate a better understanding of SOC 2 audits. A Brief SOC 2 Background Unlike the past SAS 70's perceived "one size ...

Press Release Share This Story Fraud & Forensic Accounting Education Conference May 16 to 18 in Atlanta Some of the nation's top forensic accountants will share critical information at the upcoming Fraud & Forensic Accounting Education Conference ...

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board today announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Enforcement Cooperation with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF). The MOU ...

Ernst & Young has taken the US accounting watchdog to task over its decision to publicise audit quality control issues identified in the firm's 2010 inspection The US practice has issued a statement rejecting the Public Company Accounting Oversight ...

Many of the PCAOB's systems will be unavailable over the Memorial Day weekend while the board's data center undergoes extensive maintenance. Systems that will be unavailable beginning at 8 p.m. Friday include: The public website. The registration, ...

An effective definition of audit quality should encompass two key factors, the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) told the PCAOB in a comment letter dated May 13. The CAQ, which is affiliated with the AICPA, has been working over the past several months ...

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or PCAOB, has reproposed a new auditing standard, Related Parties, and certain other amendments to its standards. Overall, the reproposal is directed at detecting material misstatements and fraud. But ...

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board member Jay Hanson spoke about some of the challenges faced by auditors, including the excessive number of hours they are forced to work, and how the PCAOB is trying to address them. During a keynote speech ...