Auditing February 27, 2025
PCAOB Quizzes Auditors on New Confirmation Standard
This latest knowledge check, or informal quiz, highlights various aspects of the new confirmation standard, which was approved by the PCAOB in September 2023.
Auditing February 27, 2025
Being Uncooperative During an Inspection Lands Audit Firm Partner in Hot Water With the PCAOB
Natalie Murphy, a now former audit partner at Heaton & Co., was censured and fined $50,000 by the Public Company Accounting Standards Board for violating U.S. auditing rules and standards, including failing to cooperate with an inspection.
Auditing February 13, 2025
PCAOB Checks Auditors’ Knowledge on New Quality Control Standard
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has posted a new series of knowledge checks designed to help auditors gauge their understanding of important aspects of the regulator's new quality control standard, QC 1000, A Firm’s System of Quality Control.