Information for Government 

Below are links to PCAOB resources and information that may be of interest to government officials and staff.

ABOUT THE PCAOB

• Board Member Biographies and Public Statements
• PCAOB History
• Accounting Support Fee

NEWS RELEASES

• Read about PCAOB activities through news announcements

PCAOB MEETINGS & EVENTS

• View upcoming PCAOB meetings and events
• Listen to Webcasts or download podcasts of PCAOB Open Board Meetings and other events

STANDARD SETTING and RULEMAKING: OPEN FOR COMMENT

• Submit and read comments on PCAOB proposals open for comment
• Rulemaking Docket
• The Standard-Setting Process

REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRMS

Find information about accounting firms registered with the PCAOB.

• Registered Accounting Firms
• Firm Inspection Reports
• Search Firm Filings
• Disciplinary Orders
• Firms that Failed to Address Quality Control Criticisms Satisfactorily

SPEECHES & STATEMENTS

• See speech and statement texts of Board Members and staff

Congressional Testimony by Board Members and Staff

• Testimony Concerning the Role of the Accounting Profession In Preventing Another Financial Crisis, by James R. Doty, PCAOB Chairman, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs,  Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment (April 6, 2011)
• Testimony Concerning Accounting and Auditing Standards: Pending Proposals and Emerging Issues, by Daniel L. Goelzer, Acting Chairman, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises (May 21, 2010) 
• Testimony concerning Sarbanes-Oxley at Four: Protecting Investors and Strengthening the Markets, by Mark W. Olson, Chairman, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services (Sept. 19, 2006)
• Testimony concerning Certain Issues Related to Companies Stock Option Granting Practices, by Mark W. Olson, Chairman, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Sept. 6, 2006)
• Testimony Concerning the PCAOB, by William J. McDonough, Chairman, before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Committee on Financial Services (June 24, 2004)
• Testimony on the Regulatory Dialogue between the PCAOB and the European Commission, by Samantha Ross, former Chief of Staff, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services (May 13, 2004)
• Testimony concerning the PCAOB, by William J. McDonough, Chairman, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Nov. 20, 2003)
• Testimony on the PCAOB, by William J. McDonough, Chairman, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Sept. 23, 2003)