PCAOB July 9, 2026
Here’s Who’s Serving on the PCAOB’s Inspections Modernization Council
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on Thursday revealed the names of the 12 people who will serve on its new Inspections Modernization Council.
SEC May 19, 2025
Man Who Hacked SEC, Caused Bitcoin Value to Plummet Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison
Eric Council Jr., a 26-year-old resident of Huntsville, AL, pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud.
Auditing May 15, 2025
PCAOB Shares Insights From Chats With Audit Committee Chairs
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a new publication on May 15 that highlights the results of conversations that board staff had with audit committee chairs of U.S. public companies and broker-dealers last year.
Auditing May 12, 2025
PCAOB Gives Auditors More Video Resources on New Quality Control Standard
The PCAOB has posted a brand-new set of staff presentation videos designed to help audit firms and auditors implement four areas of their quality control system under QC 1000, A Firm’s System of Quality Control.
Auditing May 12, 2025
Study: 73% of Global Companies Sought Assurance on Sustainability Reporting
A new report from the AICPA & CIMA and the International Federation of Accountants found that nearly three in four of the largest companies sought assurance on some aspect of their sustainability disclosures.
Auditing May 7, 2025
AI Adoption by Internal Auditors Set to Double by 2026, Survey Finds
Artificial intelligence is set to transform internal audit in 2026, with adoption expected to double next year to 80% from its current adoption rate among internal auditors of 39%, according to new research from Wolters Kluwer.
PCAOB April 30, 2025
PCAOB Chair ‘Deeply Troubled’ By GOP’s Plans to Shutter U.S. Audit Regulator
Draft legislation being considered by the House Financial Services Committee proposes to eliminate the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and fold its responsibilities into the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Auditing April 29, 2025
PCAOB Adds New Datasets for Audit Firm Inspection Reports
The new downloadable datasets, which contain public inspection information from reports on audit firms going back to 2018, are machine-readable and can be used to analyze PCAOB inspection findings.
Auditing April 28, 2025
AICPA Comments on Proposed Defunding of PCAOB
The House Financial Services Committee has released draft language to defund the PCAOB and transfer its activities to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Staffing April 28, 2025
CAQ Releases Updated Research Exploring Key Trends in Accounting Career Pipeline
The Center for Audit Quality released a new report exploring shifts in student perceptions of accounting and identifying messaging strategies to attract the next generation of accountants.
Auditing April 28, 2025
AuditBoard Launches New Regulatory Compliance Solution
RegComply is a new solution for regulatory compliance management to help organizations stay on top of changing regulations and manage their compliance programs with integrated risk insights.
Auditing April 23, 2025
PCAOB Punishes NYC-Based CPA Firm and Managing Partner For ‘Substandard Audit Work,’ QC Violations
Accounting firm Adeptus Partners was fined $75,000 and managing partner Howard Krant was sanctioned $50,000 on April 22 for breaking the rules during the audits of two technology companies.
Accounting April 23, 2025
AuditFile Launches New AI Audit Agents Feature
The AI Audit Agents autonomously plan, execute, and follow up on audit tasks, while keeping the human auditor in control with real-time approvals and feedback.