Auditing and securities regulators have decided to coordinate their schedules this fall, preparing a double feature of new guidance for corporations struggling to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley and for auditors who have misunderstood Auditing Standard No. 2โ€”all within the next two months.

First up is the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which wants to reveal its proposal to amend AS2 โ€œlater this fall,โ€ according to PCAOB Chairman Mark Olson, who made the remarks in a speech Oct. 17 at the National Association of Corporate Directors.