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 June 25, 2024
Canadian Audit Firm Fined $60,000 By the PCAOB for Quality Control Failures
Vancouver-based De Visser Gray was sanctioned for failing to comply with U.S. quality control standards from April 2019 to January 2024.
Auditing June 25, 2024
PCAOB Busts Two Audit Firms for Not Complying With Reporting Rules
KKM CPA Associates in New York and the BDO affiliate firm in the United Arab Emirates were fined $25,000 and $20,000, respectively.
Auditing June 17, 2024
PCAOB Adopts New Rules for Auditors on Technology-Aided Analysis
The revised rules provide detail and clarity for auditors when performing procedures using technology-assisted analysis.
Auditing June 13, 2024
PCAOB Looks to Clarify Auditing Rules on Substantive Analytical Procedures
The proposal issued by the board June 12 would replace an interim standard that hasn't changed significantly since 1989.
Auditing June 13, 2024
PCAOB OKs Tougher Rules on Auditor Negligence
Individuals face possible sanctions when they negligently, directly, and substantially cause their firm to break PCAOB rules.
PCAOB June 11, 2024
Erica Williams Gets Second Term as PCAOB Chair
Williams, who was sworn in as PCAOB chair in January 2022, will begin her second term on Oct. 25, lasting through Oct. 24, 2029.
Auditing June 10, 2024
PCAOB Fines Florida-Based Firm L&L CPAs $75,000 for Auditing Blunders
The firm and three people were sanctioned for violations related to quality control, auditing failures, and missing Form AP deadlines.
Auditing May 22, 2024
CAQ Asks PCAOB to Extend Comment Period on a Pair of Proposed Standards
The Center for Audit Quality asked for an extra 60 days to review and provide feedback on two proposals with a June 7 comment due date.
Auditing May 21, 2024
PCAOB Slaps Audit Firm MaloneBailey With $400,000 Fine
The top 200 accounting firm was sanctioned on May 21 for what the PCAOB calls “pervasive quality control violations.”
Auditing May 14, 2024
PCAOB Replaces Old Quality Control Rules With a New Standard
The new quality control standard will require audit firms to annually evaluate their QC systems and report the results to the PCAOB.
Auditing May 14, 2024
New PCAOB Rules Would Push Auditors to Assemble Final Documentation More Quickly
As part of a new standard adopted May 13, the time period to assemble a final set of audit documentation would be cut from 45 to 14 days.
Auditing April 30, 2024
8 Characteristics of a Well-Designed Root Cause Analysis Process, According to the PCAOB
In a staff report, the PCAOB discusses the importance of the root cause analysis process in firms' efforts to improve audit quality.