PCAOB May 29, 2026
PCAOB Establishes Inspections Modernization Council
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is forming a new advisory panel as the regulator looks to modernize how it inspects the work of public company audit firms.
Auditing December 6, 2024
PCAOB Revokes Israel-Based Audit Firm’s Registration, Bars Partner
The sanctions against Weinstein International CPA and Idan Weinstein are for violating rules on three issuer audits.
Auditing December 6, 2024
PCAOB Adopts New Audit Firm Reporting Standards
“Sound and consistent information strengthens investor confidence and can drive audit quality,” PCAOB Chair Erica Williams said.
Auditing November 13, 2024
PCAOB Debuts ‘Audit Focus’ Series for Auditors of Small Public Companies
"Audit Focus" intends to provide easy-to-digest information to auditors, with critical audit matters as the first topic in the series.
Auditing November 11, 2024
PCAOB Gives Chinese Audit Firm the Boot Over Rules Violations
The PCAOB revoked the registration of JTC Fair Song for violations of auditing rules and for not cooperating with an investigation.
Auditing November 11, 2024
PCAOB Publishes Extra Guidance on Remediation Process
Audit firms are encouraged to review the supplement and other resources providing transparency around remediation.
PCAOB November 7, 2024
Here’s What’s On the Updated PCAOB Standard-Setting, Rulemaking Agendas
Year-end standard-setting projects include NOCLAR, audit firm and engagement metrics, and reporting in specified circumstances.
PCAOB October 25, 2024
PCAOB Chair Sworn in For Second Term
Erica Williams' new five-year term as chair of the PCAOB officially began on Oct. 25 and lasts through Oct. 24, 2029.
Auditing October 24, 2024
PCAOB Provides Three Resources For Auditors On the New Quality Control Rules
The resources include a practice aid, comparison document, and a webinar related to the implementation of QC 1000.
Auditing September 25, 2024
PCAOB Doles Out $165,000 in Total Fines to Five Audit Firms
Four firms were caught up in an enforcement sweep, while the fifth firm was sanctioned for failing to timely file PCAOB Form 3.
Auditing September 17, 2024
PCAOB: 5 Good Practices For Auditor Independence
Instances of auditor independence noncompliance at firms "increased significantly" during the PCAOB's 2023 audit inspection cycle.
Auditing September 10, 2024
SEC Green-Lights New PCAOB Quality Control Standard
Nearly three weeks after approving a batch of new PCAOB standards, the SEC Sept. 9 OK'd another new rule, this time on quality control.
Auditing July 23, 2024
How Auditors Are Currently Using Generative AI
The integration of GenAI in audits and financial reporting is in its early stages but rapidly evolving, the PCAOB said in a new report.