All PCAOB articles – Page 15
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CPAs will get new marching orders on spotting illegal acts
A professional accounting committee has opened a can of worms with a proposal regarding how accountants should respond when they stumble upon illegal activity.
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House panel ponders rollbacks, including internal control audits
A House sub-committee is asking whether federal regulation has hindered the growth of public companies, including Sarbanes-Oxley auditing of internal controls.
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Do partners suffer bad inspection results? Not really, study says
New academic research suggests audit firms may be shielding low-performing partners from client scrutiny by remaining coy about PCAOB inspection results.
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New transparency rolls out in Form AP audit filings
Here’s a call to attention for audit committees. Audit regulators are rolling out a powerful new gift that will help you assess the quality of your external audit.
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Proposed rules would shore up auditing of estimates
Proposed new rules for auditors could lead to more documentation and evidence requests around accounting estimates—or not—depending on how auditors have already adapted.
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CAQ offers blueprint for asking auditors about Form AP filings
Audit committees now have some talking points on how to engage auditors and management on the audit profession's new Form AP filing requirement.
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In the final push to new revenue rules, some turn to manual solutions
Delays in preparing for new revenue recognition requirements are starting to pinch the IT timeline, forcing many companies to develop manual workarounds.
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SOX pros say external audit costs increased in 2016
Big companies subject to SOX reporting said their external audit costs increased in 2016 as auditors continue to report pressure from PCAOB inspections.
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ArticleValuation specialists rise to financial reporting challenge
Companies can expect some shift in how valuation specialists produce and document valuations underpinning financial statement assertions.
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PCAOB floats new rules for auditing estimates, specialists’ work
Audit regulators have proposed two new standards to beef up requirements for auditors as they scrutinize accounting estimates and the work of specialists.
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Auditors get new disclosure requirements sure to expand audits
Auditors have just been handed extensive new disclosure requirements that are largely expected to make public company audits take more time and cost more money.
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Global report suggests better leveraging audit committees
Audit regulators are pondering how audit committees can be better leveraged to raise the bar on audit quality, including whether audit committees should have a more direct line of contact with audit regulators.
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PCAOB preps final rule on audit report, proposal on estimates
The PCAOB is preparing to issue a final standard to overhaul the audit report and to propose new rules on auditing accounting estimates and using the work of specialists.
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Valuation group proposes rules for contingent consideration
A professional valuation group is working on new guidance that would produce formal standards on how to value contingent consideration, a common provision in business combinations.
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Accounting estimate audit risks get uneven scrutiny, study says
Auditors are scrutinizing the risk of management bias in arriving at accounting estimates, but not so much when it comes to the risk of measurement imprecision.
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Senators press PCAOB for answers on KPMG audit of Wells Fargo
U.S. Senators are asking how KPMG could know Wells Fargo had fake accounts on the books, but not flag it as relevant to the financial statement audit.
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BDO 2015 report shows more restatements, withdrawn opinions
Roughly half the audits inspected at BDO USA contained deficiencies in 2015, several serious enough to result in restatements and withdrawn ICFR opinions.
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Is KPMG getting tainted audit inspection results?
The inspection information leak that led to dismissals at KPMG and the PCAOB raises big questions about how to assure fair and transparent inspection results for all Big 4 firms.
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KPMG, PCAOB dismiss personnel over inspection leak
Heads are rolling at both KPMG and the PCAOB over an information leak that gave KPMG auditors a leg up heading into its annual regulatory inspections.
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Regulators globally say 42 percent of audits are deficient
Audit quality is an even bigger concern outside the United States, where inspectors spot deficiencies at major network firms in 42 percent of the audits they check.