All Public Company Accounting Oversight Board articles – Page 10
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SEC, PCAOB discipline ex-auditors at BDO, Deloitte
Two new enforcement actions give audit committees some textbook reminders to keep tabs on auditors regarding their compliance with professional standards.
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U.S. still waits for new standards on auditing estimates
Auditors following global standards now have updated rules on how to audit accounting estimates, guidance U.S. auditors have been awaiting for years.
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Adverse audit opinions on ICFR taper off in 2017
For the first time since 2010, adverse auditor opinions on internal control over financial reporting tapered off in 2017.
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PCAOB calls out two-thirds of audits at BDO USA
The PCAOB has handed BDO USA another scathing inspection report, finding 67 percent of the audits examined in 2016 failed to comply with standards.
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Report calls out gender disparity among engagement partners
As audit firms disclose who performs public company audits, gender diversity is emerging as the first major concern regarding audit engagement leadership.
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Still MIA: 2016 inspection report on KPMG
Audit regulators remain mum on when, if ever, they will publish a report on their 2016 inspection of Big 4 audit firm KPMG.
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PCAOB issues more guidance on new audit disclosures
The PCAOB has issued more guidance to auditors about how they should comply with requirements to add new information to audit reports.
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SEC enforcements against accountants taper, report says
SEC enforcement actions against accountants have tapered off the past few years, according to a new analysis, while PCAOB actions jumped and remained high.
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PCAOB invites comment on slimmer strategic plan
Audit regulators are inviting feedback on a slimmed-down strategic plan, giving stakeholders a chance to influence how to regulate public company auditing.
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SOX-related audit costs rise again in 2017, poll says
Half of the largest public companies saw SOX-related audit costs rise in 2017, driven by regulatory pressure, M&A activity, and new accounting rules.
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Audit leaders issue statement to new audit recruits
As a new crop of college graduates joins the audit profession, U.S. audit leaders issued a joint statement to sell them on the viability of their career path.
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CAQ: Control deficiencies not CAMs, but could be tied to one
A significant deficiency in internal control over financial reporting will not automatically constitute a critical audit matter that auditors will have to disclose under a new auditing standard, but it could suggest auditors will disclose a CAM related to the underlying accounting, said the Center for Audit Quality.
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Companies plan to automate internal controls, poll says
Companies are migrating toward automating their internal control over financial reporting, according to a recent survey by Financial Executives Research Foundation.
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IOSCO proposal seeks to set practices for audit committees
International regulators are developing a broad proposal to call for improvements in audit committee oversight of external auditors.
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PCAOB prepares new proposals on estimates, specialists
The PCAOB is preparing to issue new proposals in the fourth quarter on auditing accounting estimates and using the work of specialists.
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U.K. audit regulator rips quality at major firms
Audit regulators in the United Kingdom have taken off the gloves in their assessment of audit quality among the major firms, especially the Big 4.
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CAM discussions may drive new corporate disclosures
Audit committees may soon reconsider certain areas of corporate disclosure to get ahead of “critical audit matters” that will begin appearing in audit reports in 2019.
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Tenure disclosure puts new pressure on audit committees
Now that audit reports are beginning to disclose auditor tenure, audit committees face new pressure to give it careful consideration in retention decisions.
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PCAOB fines Deloitte over software revenue errors
Audit regulators have censured and fined Deloitte over a series of self-reported accounting errors that led to restatement at technology firm Jack Henry & Associates.
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PCAOB explores whether to change audit inspection process
A newly seated PCAOB is taking a fresh look at its entire regulatory process, including whether it’s time to reconsider how it performs audit inspections.