All Auditing Standards articles
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ArticleAnother CECL sleeper? Auditors get new rules on estimates
While companies adopt CECL, auditors are gearing up for new rules requiring them to more closely scrutinize estimates and the specialists who produce them.
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ArticleKPMG fallout: Cheating allegations raise new questions
After new allegations at KPMG of cheating on internal training tests, audit committees now have another area of questioning for their external auditors.
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PCAOB disciplines former, current Grant Thornton partners
The PCAOB has delivered an enforcement action to a former partner and current partner at Grant Thornton over an audit dating back to 2013.
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AICPA develops new benefit plan auditing standards
With new professional standards soon to be finalized, auditors are working on a plan to improve the quality of employee benefit plan audits.
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PCAOB finalizes new standards on estimates, specialists
Auditors have new rules to follow in auditing accounting estimates and in relying on the work of specialists to arrive at audit opinions.
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Even with new technology, auditors face same demands
Whatever changes technology might bring to financial reporting, auditors still face the same auditing standards and expectations from regulators.
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PCAOB censures Deloitte Mexico partners in cross-border audits
The PCAOB has disciplined three partners at Deloitte Mexico, citing failures in cross-border audits that affected U.S. opinions.
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Changes to PCAOB inspections will begin in 2019
A new approach to audit inspections will begin in 2019, with changes intended to focus on prevention and deterrence, new PCAOB chairman says.
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SEC, PCAOB discipline ex-auditors at BDO, Deloitte
Two new enforcement actions give audit committees some textbook reminders to keep tabs on auditors regarding their compliance with professional standards.
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U.S. still waits for new standards on auditing estimates
Auditors following global standards now have updated rules on how to audit accounting estimates, guidance U.S. auditors have been awaiting for years.
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Report calls out gender disparity among engagement partners
As audit firms disclose who performs public company audits, gender diversity is emerging as the first major concern regarding audit engagement leadership.
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PCAOB issues more guidance on new audit disclosures
The PCAOB has issued more guidance to auditors about how they should comply with requirements to add new information to audit reports.
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PCAOB invites comment on slimmer strategic plan
Audit regulators are inviting feedback on a slimmed-down strategic plan, giving stakeholders a chance to influence how to regulate public company auditing.
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CAQ: Control deficiencies not CAMs, but could be tied to one
A significant deficiency in internal control over financial reporting will not automatically constitute a critical audit matter that auditors will have to disclose under a new auditing standard, but it could suggest auditors will disclose a CAM related to the underlying accounting, said the Center for Audit Quality.
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PCAOB prepares new proposals on estimates, specialists
The PCAOB is preparing to issue new proposals in the fourth quarter on auditing accounting estimates and using the work of specialists.
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PwC ordered to pay FDIC $625 million in Colonial Bank case
PwC has been ordered to pay the FDIC $625.3 million as a result of a long-running accounting fraud that caused the 2009 failure of Colonial Bank.
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Going concern opinions drop in 2016, study shows
Corporate filings flagging doubt over a company’s ability to continue as a going concern reached a low in 2016, according to the newest research.
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PCAOB censures former engagement partner over Koss audits
The PCAOB has censured the partner who oversaw audits at Koss, where a top finance executive went prison on charges of embezzling more than $30 million.
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Recent findings raise fresh questions over auditors and fraud
Recent findings against PwC illuminate audit failures that the PCAOB has been harping on for years, although its ultimate weight on auditors' duty to find fraud is not yet clear.
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Groups propose new structure for global auditing standards
A group of international regulators and financial institutions is proposing a new mechanism to set standards for auditing in global capital markets.