By
Simon Eskow
NEW ORLEANS—A
shifting business and regulatory landscape prodded the American
Institute of CPAs’ Governing Council last month to pass
initiatives that support auditors of public companies, while
enhancing standards for non-public engagements.
The action
came during the Council’s Oct. 21-22 meeting in New Orleans,
where it approved the Center for Public Company Audit Firms
which replaces the AICPA’s SEC Practice Section (SECPS),
much of whose responsibilities have been absorbed by the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board. The Council also expanded
its Auditing Standards Board membership to add non-CPA members,
including representatives from the user, regulatory and public
communities, to write standards for non-public engagements.
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