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Audit

  • SEC to File Brief in Major Case About Materiality of Audit Reports

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Dec 21, 2023
    Do audit reports by outside accounting firms really matter? That’s the discomfiting question implied by a recent federal appeals court decision. After three former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials asked the appeals court to reconsider its decision, that court invited the SEC to file a brief addressing their arguments.
  • PCAOB's Priorities for 2024 Include Increased, Broader Inspections

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
    |
    Dec 21, 2023

    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) released a staff report that outlines its priorities for 2024. Among them are plans to review more audit engagements, expand inspection procedures, increase focus on a firm’s culture of integrity, perform quality inspections, and improve the timeliness of inspection reports.

  • 2024 to Be a Demanding Year for Internal Auditors

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Dec 13, 2023
    The Institute of Internal Auditors’ (IIA) new requirements and updated standards will make 2024 a demanding year for internal auditors, said former IIA President and CEO Richard Chambers.
  • SEC Approves New PCAOB Standard on Audit Confirmations

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Dec 4, 2023

    The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to approve a new standard for audit confirmations from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) that updates a standard first adopted in 2003.

  • PCAOB Announces Disciplinary Orders Against Nine Audit Firms

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
    |
    Nov 16, 2023
    On Nov. 14 and 15, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced a number of settled disciplinary orders for a range of violations, imposing penalties totaling approximately $4 million across nine audit firms. 
  • New PCAOB Standard Updates Confirmation Requirements

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Sep 29, 2023
    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) approved a new standard aimed at preventing fraud.
  • PCAOB Proposes Amending Rule on Auditors’ Liability for Contributing to Violations

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
    |
    Sep 20, 2023

    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has proposed amendments to its rule on an auditor’s responsibility for not knowingly or recklessly contributing to violations. The proposed rule would change the liability standard from recklessness to negligence for associated persons’ contributory conduct.