PCAOB

June 22, 2022 

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) voted unanimously to amend current auditing rules and introduced a new standard on June 21 pertaining to an audit firm’s use of so-called “other auditors” who lend a hand during the course of an audit.

Jason Bramwell

June 8, 2022 

As new generations of accounting professionals aspire to leadership roles in the profession, it is inspiring to look to those who have attained those ranks ahead of them. The AICPA and CPA Practice Advisor partner each year to honor ...

May 5, 2022 

The PCAOB’s approach to advancing audit quality through standards, interpretations, and other guidance prioritizes select standard-setting projects. Specifically, through the standard-setting agenda, the PCAOB expects to strengthen auditing, quality ...

November 22, 2021 

CPE Tracking Software and Learning Management System for Accounting Firms Manage your accounting firm’s CPE tracking and learning with these powerful features: Accurate CPE management and compliance tracking for all US jurisdictions, including specialties like PCAOB, AICPA, Yellow Book, and EBPAQC, tracked with detail and precision Create and customize your own In-Firm licenses Provide your...…

November 19, 2021 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced the appointments of Erica Y. Williams as Chairperson, and Christina Ho, Kara M. Stein, and Anthony (Tony) C. Thompson as Board members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).

October 10, 2021 

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent hiring and promotion announcements in the profession.

Mary Girsch-Bock

April 9, 2021 

Is your firm one of the hundreds waiting for the issuance of a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) inspection report? You are in good company as more firms join this group weekly. Since peaking at 344 inspection reports in 2011, the PCAOB’s pace for issuing inspection reports slowed to a trickle of only 46...…

March 29, 2021 

Armanino LLP, one of the 25 largest accounting and business consulting firms in the U.S., is teaming with NightDragon, a dedicated cyber, security, safety and privacy (CSSP) platform that helps scale companies from incubation to IPO, to launch a ...

December 22, 2020 

Burns has more than 25 years of experience in public accounting, serving and supporting small, medium and large clients. Previously, Burns was a partner in Deloitte’s national office of Audit and Assurance practice.

December 21, 2020 

Rebekah Brown, CPA – 2020 40 Under 40 Honoree Director of Development,Maryland Association of CPAs and The Business Learning Institutehttps://www.macpa.org/  Career highlights: Three years in public accounting before leaving to work on behalf of CPA profession at MACPA/BLI Eight years at MACPA/BLI, moving from Firm Learning Consultant, to Membership Manager and now a member of...…

December 3, 2020 

The CAQ has released a new report with data and analysis on the first year that critical audit matters (CAMs) were included in auditor reports. Consistent with the requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the ...

November 23, 2020 

Certain companies, specifically organizations with the wrong tone at the top, improper incentives, confusing cash flow trends, and siloed departments, are more susceptible to fraud than others. Pick up on weak signals and take steps to ...