Standing Advisory Group

PCAOB Summons Advisors, But Mum on Rotation

Tammy Whitehouse May 10, 2012

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board will assemble its advisory panel this week to address a range of emerging auditing issues, including going concern warnings, revenue recognition, and related-party transactions, but the agenda is perhaps most remarkable for what it doesn't address: mandatory audit firm rotation.

PCAOB Searching for Advisors to Serve on SAG

Tammy Whitehouse May 04, 2011

If you've found yourself wishing you had a bigger voice in how auditing should be regulated, here's a golden opportunity to pipe up. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is accepting nominations for two-year terms to its Standing Advisory Group.

PCAOB to Unveil Communication Rule and Consider Others

Tammy Whitehouse March 25, 2010

The Public Company Accounting Standards Board is preparing to unveil a proposal to give auditors new guidance on how they are expected to communicate with audit committees and to consider possible new standards governing what goes into an audit report and how to define the principal auditor’s role.The board has...

PCAOB Considers Rules on Communication, Related Parties

Tammy Whitehouse October 08, 2009

Audit regulators are asking their advisers to offer ideas on how to address some increasingly stressful flash points in modern auditing—like auditing fair-value measurements and accounting estimates, and relying on the work of specialists to reach audit conclusions. They’re also considering some new standards around auditor communications and audit committees...

PCAOB Seeks Nominations for New Advisors

Tammy Whitehouse May 11, 2009

If you’re looking to bend the ear of audit regulators, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is accepting nominations—either your own or someone else’s—for its Standing Advisory Group.The SAG is an advisory body that meets a few times each year to share views and offer ideas on how to address...

PCAOB Considers Audit Guidance in Market Turbulence

Tammy Whitehouse October 27, 2008

Audit regulators are thinking hard about whether they need to provide some guidance to auditors on where to pay close attention to audit work given extraordinary market conditions.In a meeting with its Standing Advisory Group last week, the staff of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sounded off on a...

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