Enhancements in audit quality and audit firms’ quality-control procedures have the PCAOB considering changes in the focus of its inspection program. Potential changes that the PCAOB is exploring for ...

The Canadian Public Accountability Board published individual auditing firm inspection reports for the first time, marking a ...

Canadian Public Accountability Board publishes inspection reports for individual accounting firms for first time ...

A watchdog agency for the accounting industry says it’s found numerous flaws in how some firms audited securities brokerages. The five-month inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ...

As of late December, the Public Company Accoun- ting Oversight Board had published on its Web site the results of some 173 inspections of audit firms.The purpose of this article is to attempt to ...

In an effort to help audit committees make informed decisions, the PCAOB on Wednesday released a 26-page report describing how its inspections of audit firms work and how to gather information from ...

The CPAB said the step represents a “significant milestone” in the evolution of its public disclosure practices.

As part of its transparency and outreach initiative to its stakeholders, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB” or “Board”) continues to issue staff briefs to better inform the public ...

The inspection reports will flag deficiencies and areas of improvement in the audit of financial statements of these companies. The inspection reports, which set the benchmark of what the audit ...

On March 14, 2019, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board issued its 2019 Staff Inspections Outlook for Audit Committees (the “Committee Outlook”), which offers a concise outline of what audit ...