Auditing

Auditing

Kaiser to Leave PCAOB; Chief Auditor to Replace Him

Megan Zietsman, chief auditor and director of professional standards of the PCAOB, will replace Jim Kaiser, who is retiring.

Vincent Ryan
October 15, 2020
Auditing

Anti-Trust: The Battle Over China-Based Issuers

China-based companies are still not complying with PCAOB audit inspections. Does Congress have the answer?
Auditing

Audit Partner Rotation Delivers Few Benefits: Study

Studies find no significant fall-offs in reporting quality over partners’ five-year tenures and little or no evidence of the benefits of "fresh looks."
Auditing

Deloitte Fined Record $19M Over Audit Failures

A U.K. investigation found the Big Four firm liable for “serious and serial failures” in its audits of software firm Autonomy.
Auditing

PCAOB to Consider Revising Audit Evidence Rule

The board will assess whether it should change its standard to reflect the growing use of technology-based auditing tools.
Auditing

Big Four Heading for Audit Shakeup in U.K.

The U.K.'s accounting watchdog has asked the firms to submit a plan by Oct. 23 for separating their audit and consulting businesses.
Auditing

Curtailing Auditors’ Tax Services For Appearances Brings Higher Rates

The pursuit of perceived auditor independence turns out to be an expensive proposition, a new study reveals.
Auditing

Deloitte to Create Independent Audit Board

The new board is part of Deloitte's plan to implement U.K. regulatory changes after a series of high-profile audit failures at Big Four accounting firms.
Investor Relations

Anatomy of a Short Attack

The current conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic have created a perfect storm for companies that are subject to an attack by short-sellers.
Auditing

SOX 404 Exemption Pushes Small Companies to Incur Debt: Study

To avoid the auditor attestation required by SOX 404, small companies often incur debt instead of selling stock, a new study finds.
Auditing

U.K. Audit Regulator to Review How Companies Report Climate Change Risk

“Auditors have a responsibility to properly challenge management to assess and report the impact of climate change on their business.”
Auditing

SEC Planning to Loosen Auditor Independence Rules

On Monday, the SEC proposed changing the rules to keep auditor committees and auditors from spending time on "non-substantive" rule breaches.
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