Tips and other information from the public are important sources for the PCAOB. You can use this Web site to report suspicious or criminal activity of registered public accounting firms or people associated with them. The PCAOB enforcement staff will review your information promptly.
The Board appreciates any information you can provide that assists us in carrying out our public mission to protect the interests of investors through the oversight of auditors of companies.
Please contact us with information on any matter relating to PCAOB oversight, our regulatory responsibilities under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the public accounting firms that we oversee.
For example, you may:
- File a complaint or provide a tip on potential violations of law or PCAOB rules by a registered public accounting firm or people associated with the firm;
- Provide information that may be relevant to a PCAOB inspection of a public accounting firm or people associated with the firm;
- Provide any information that is relevant to the oversight responsibilities of the PCAOB.
Enforcement staff will immediately review and evaluate the information you provide. The PCAOB may use the information in any disciplinary order or other adjudicatory proceeding. We also may provide the information to other state or federal regulatory or law enforcement agencies, or foreign authorities, as appropriate.
Federal law prohibits the PCAOB and its staff from disclosing information about the Board’s investigative and enforcement activities, unless and until the information results in a public proceeding. In addition, the PCAOB conducts its investigations confidentially to preserve the integrity of the process, to protect persons against whom unfounded charges may be made, and to permit the PCAOB to determine whether enforcement or other action is warranted. For these reasons, we may not be able to share with you information on action we take to follow up on your tip.
You can reach us by e-mail, fax, telephone or postal mail.
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Tip Form |
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| E-Mail: |
Web Form |
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| Fax: |
202-862-0757 |
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| Phone: |
800-741-3158 |
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| Postal Mail: |
PCAOB Tip Center
1666 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006 |
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Provide Contact Information
We encourage you to provide a telephone number or e-mail address so that we may contact you for any additional information needed to act on your tip.
Anonymity
If you wish to remain anonymous, however, we ask that you please contact us again, within 24 hours, so that we may ask any important follow-up questions in response to your tip.
We appreciate any information you can provide. To help us fully evaluate your complaint, tip or lead, please try to provide the critical information below:
- The name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, and Web site address of any individual or company that you reference;
- If relevant, a detailed description of the acts or practices that may constitute a violation of law or PCAOB rules; and,
- If possible, your name, postal address, e-mail address, and telephone number.
To provide information about a PCAOB employee or the activities of the PCAOB itself, please contact the PCAOB Office of Internal Oversight and Performance Assurance:
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Web Form |
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202-207-9293 |
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| Postal Mail: |
Peter Schleck, IOPA Director
PCAOB
1666 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006 |
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The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency that investigates and handles "whistleblower" complaints. OSHA requires a written complaint containing specific information within 90 days of an adverse action. You can learn more about OSHA and these requirements by visiting OSHA's Web site. You also may provide your whistleblower information to the PCAOB.