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Regulation
PCAOB Revamped With Four New Members
“With these additions to the board, the PCAOB will have the leadership to meet the mission given to it by Congress.”
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Matthew Heller
| November 9, 2021
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Regulation
PCAOB Proposes Rule for Foreign Audit Inspections
The rule provides a framework for implementing a new law that could result in the delisting of Chinese companies from U.S. exchanges.
By
Matthew Heller
| May 14, 2021
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Regulation
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.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 9, 2020
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People
PCAOB Appoints New Director of Enforcement and Investigations
Patrick Bryan will advance the board's investigations and litigation of violations of PCAOB rules and securities regulations.
By
Lauren Muskett
| December 18, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Audits Are Broken. Here’s a Radical Way to Fix Them.
A certain federal agency should take over all public company audits, suggests a former Big Four auditor and current accounting software company CEO.
By
David McCann
| November 27, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
SEC Names White House Aide to PCAOB
Rebekah Goshorn Jurata replaces Kathleen Hamm, a cybersecurity expert who had been seeking a second term on the board.
By
Matthew Heller
| October 17, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Marcum Fined $525K for Touting Audit Clients
The PCAOB says the firm improperly promoted clients that made presentations at investor conferences it hosted.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 11, 2019
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Regulation
Watchdog Slams PCAOB Oversight of Big Four
“By failing to hold the Big Four accountable [for audit deficiencies], the board is putting all Americans’ financial futures in jeopardy.”
By
Matthew Heller
| September 6, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Audit Committees Boost Disclosure to Shareholders
Investors get more information about the selection and evaluation of large companies' independent auditors.
By
David McCann
| September 5, 2019
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Risk Management
Fresh Evidence of Auditor Bias Emerges
Companies don't look good for penalizing honest auditors, while other auditors don't look good for rendering slanted opinions.
By
David McCann
| August 12, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Ex-EY Partner Sanctioned Over Inadequate Audit
The PCAOB says William Trainor improperly concluded he did not have to issue an adverse ICFR opinion for Forest Oil.
By
Matthew Heller
| June 7, 2019
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Auditing
‘Opinion-Shopping’ Compromises Auditor Independence
While it may serve the interests of struggling companies, shopping for a favorable audit opinion lessens auditor independence and audit quality.
By
David McCann
| May 8, 2019
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Corporate Finance
Rate of Growth in Audit Fees Doubled in 2017: FERF
New accounting standards, greater M&A activity, and PCAOB documentation requests drove up fees, according to the Financial Executives Research Foundation.
By
David McCann
| December 11, 2018
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Robotic Process Automation
16 Years Later, SOX Compliance Continues to Evolve
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs shot up this year, underscoring the need for companies to automate more of their compliance activities.
By
David McCann
| August 13, 2018
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Risk & Compliance
When Are Execs Most Likely to Inflate Earnings?
Earnings management tends to occur not when a company is getting little or a lot of attention, but rather when it's in the middle of those extremes.
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David McCann
| June 6, 2018
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