All PCAOB articles – Page 13
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New study says long audit tenure slows corrections
Recently published academic research suggests there is indeed a detriment to audit quality when audit firms hold long tenures on audit engagements.
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Auditors defer more to former colleagues, study suggests
Auditors will show some deference to judgment calls when the CFO of the client company is an alumni of the audit firm, according to emerging academic research.
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SEC considers amending auditor independence rules
Has it become unrealistic for some companies to engage truly independent auditors? Exploring that possibility, the SEC may amend its independence rules.
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One Big 4 firm grows client base, others lose, data says
For the third straight year, one Big 4 firm has held steady or grown its number of public company audit engagements while the other three have lost ground.
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ArticleFraud, conspiracy charges pile on audit committee task list
Charges of fraud and conspiracy have rocked the audit profession and raised concerns about the regulatory process, leaving audit committees with more questions to ask auditors.
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COSO appoints new chair, may consider internal control guidance
As new leadership takes the helm at COSO, the board is considering whether it can help sort out ongoing tension over public company internal control reporting.
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PCAOB ponders plateau, calls on firms to dig deeper
With PCAOB inspection results hitting a plateau, how can auditors be held accountable for better audit quality? Amid allegations of fraud and conspiracy, is culture a factor?
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Amid fraud, conspiracy charges, should inspection results be restated?
Former KPMG leaders gamed up to two years of inspection results, federal authorities say, but no one will discuss whether those results can or should be corrected.
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DOJ charges fraud, conspiracy over PCAOB inspection leaks
The Department of Justice and the SEC are bringing charges including fraud and conspiracy against former KPMG and PCAOB staff over a leak that compromised inspections.
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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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PCAOB findings on PwC, EY show small improvements
The PCAOB released its latest inspection reports for EY and PwC, documenting another year of small change in audit deficiency findings.
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PCAOB names Chief of Staff
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Chairman William Duhnke has named Francis “Abe” Dymond chief of staff for the PCAOB, effective immediately.
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Audit fees creep higher in 2016, study shows
Public company audit fees inched upward again in 2016, based on the latest data available from Audit Analytics.
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PCAOB delivers improved report card on Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton's latest PCAOB inspection report, dating to 2016, shows improvement over prior year results.
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PCAOB fines Grant Thornton over audit, partner failures
The PCAOB has extracted a $1.5 million settlement from Grant Thornton over allegations of audit and quality control failures around engagement partner performance.
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New report on Deloitte shows no change in audit findings
Audit regulators found problems with 24 percent of the audits they inspected at Deloitte in 2016, the same number inspectors flagged in 2015.
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SEC appoints all new board to lead PCAOB in 2018
The SEC is cleaning house at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, appointing five new board members to take over the reins beginning in January.
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Delayed inspection reports will show plateau in audit improvements
When reports begin to emerge on the latest inspection findings for the major audit firms, they will show no broad, appreciable improvements over the prior year.
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Auditors get guidance on altering audit report
Auditors have some new guidance from the PCAOB about how to begin revising their audit reports to reflect new requirements that take effect this year-end.
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Companies advised to stay alert to non-GAAP issues
The regulatory furor over non-GAAP reporting may be diminishing, but the need for continued corporate vigilance on proper use of non-GAAP measures is not.