Auditing March 31, 2026
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on Tuesday issued a request for public comment on its strategic priorities, the feedback from which will be used to help develop the board's 2026-2030 strategic plan.
March 19, 2026
March 4, 2026
February 11, 2026
February 2, 2026
PCAOB April 18, 2024
Board members will host a series of five in-person forums for small audit firms in Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Miami, and Jersey City.
Auditing April 11, 2024
Total enforcement activity reached its highest level since 2017 and monetary penalties doubled compared to the record set in 2022.
Auditing April 10, 2024
The proposal would direct firms to provide more information, like involvement of partners and auditor turnover, to investors.
Auditing April 10, 2024
Rampant cheating on internal training exams occurred from 2017 to 2022 and the firm lied about its knowledge of it, the PCAOB said.
Auditing April 4, 2024
The order also requires a review of PwC's independence-related quality-control policies and procedures, and extra training.
Auditing March 21, 2024
The three KPMG Huazhen partners were docked a total of $150,000 for turning a blind eye to U.S. auditing standards.
Auditing February 28, 2024
A proposed rule would limit how audit firms tout their PCAOB registration in marketing to clients and potential clients.
Auditing February 23, 2024
Withum was fined $2 million, while Baker Tilly and Mazars were fined $80,000 and $60,000, respectively, for rules violations.
Auditing January 30, 2024
Edward Hackert is accused of improper conduct by repeatedly not following U.S. auditing standards over a 10-year period.
Auditing January 29, 2024
The top 100 firm and two current and two former partners were sanctioned for subpar auditing and quality control failures.
Auditing December 1, 2023
The PCAOB has doled out a record $20 million in total fines so far in 2023, almost doubling the previous high mark of $11 million last year.
Auditing October 4, 2023
The new standard on confirmations is the first project the board saw through from start to finish with Williams as PCAOB chair.