Rulemaking Docket
The Rulemaking Docket shows the progress of each rule under consideration by the PCAOB. Each rule is assigned a docket number which is used to locate all materials related to that rule, including PCAOB releases and comment letters, rule filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other documents. All dockets, whether open or closed for comment, are available here.
PCAOB rules do not take effect unless and until approved by the SEC.
The PCAOB conducts post-implementation reviews that complement the prospective economic analysis that the PCAOB conducts as part of a rulemaking.
The PCAOB is also considering other standard-setting and rulemaking projects focused on enhancing investor transparency and enforcement of PCAOB rules.
No. | Title | Status |
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Docket Number: 056 | Proposed Auditing Standard – Designing and Performing Substantive Analytical Procedures and Amendments to Other PCAOB Standards | Comment Period Closed |
Docket Number: 055 | Firm Reporting | Comment Period Closed |
Docket Number: 054 | Proposals Regarding False or Misleading Statements Concerning PCAOB Registration and Oversight and Constructive Requests to Withdraw from Registration | Comment Period Closed |
Docket Number: 053 | Amendments to PCAOB Rule 3502 Governing Contributory Liability | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 052 | Amendments Related to Aspects of Designing and Performing Audit Procedures that Involve Technology-Assisted Analysis of Information in Electronic Form | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 051 | Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards related to a Company’s Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations | Comment Period Closed |
Docket Number: 050 | Amendments to Conform PCAOB Rule 6100 to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 049 | General Responsibilities of the Auditor in Conducting an Audit | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 048 | Rule Governing Board Determinations Under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 047 | Amendments to PCAOB Interim Independence Standards and PCAOB Rules to Align with Amendments to Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 046 | Quality Control | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 045 | Bylaw and Rule Amendments to Provide that the PCAOB’s Appointment and Removal of its Hearing Officers are Subject to Commission Approval | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 044 | Amendments to Auditing Standards for Auditor's Use of the Work of Specialists | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 043 | Auditing Standard for Auditing Accounting Estimates, Including Fair Value Measurements | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 042 | Amendments Relating to the Supervision of Audits Involving Other Auditors and Dividing Responsibility for the Audit with Another Accounting Firm | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 041 | Firm and Engagement Metrics | Comment Period Closed |
Docket Number: 040 | Reorganization of PCAOB Auditing Standards and Related Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards and Rules | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 039 | Amendments to Conform PCAOB Rules and Forms to the Dodd-Frank Act and Make Certain Updates and Clarifications | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 038 | Auditing Standard on Related Parties and Related Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 037 | Concept Release on Auditor Independence and Audit Firm Rotation | Comment Period Closed |
Docket Number: 036 | Auditing Standard on Auditing Supplemental Information Accompanying Audited Financial Statements and Related Amendments to PCAOB Standards | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 035 | Attestation Standards for Engagements Related to Broker and Dealer Compliance or Exemption Reports Required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Related Amendments to PCAOB Standards | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 034 | Auditing Standards on the Auditor's Report and the Auditor's Responsibilities Regarding Other Information and Related Amendments | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 033 | Funding Rule Amendments for Allocating the Board’s Accounting Support Fee Among Issuers, Brokers, and Dealers | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 032 | Temporary Rule for an Interim Inspection Program for the Audits of Brokers and Dealers | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 031 | Concept Release on Possible Rulemaking Approaches to Complement Application of Section 105(c)(6) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Comment Period Closed |
Docket Number: 030 | Auditing Standard on Communications with Audit Committees and Related Amendments to PCAOB Standards | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 029 | Improving Transparency Through Disclosure of Engagement Partner and Certain Other Participants in Audits | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 028 | Auditing Standard Related to Confirmation and Related Amendments to PCAOB Standards | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 027 | Rule Amendments Concerning the Timing of Certain Inspections of Non-U.S. Firms, and Other Issues Relating to Inspections of Non-U.S. Firms | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 026 | Auditing Standards Related to the Auditor's Assessment of and Response to Risk and Related Amendments to PCAOB Standards | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 025 | Auditing Standard No. 7 – Engagement Quality Review and Conforming Amendment to the Board’s Interim Quality Control Standards | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 024 | Amendments to Limit Board Rule 4003’s Fixed Periodic Inspection Requirement to Firms That Regularly Issue Audit Reports | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 023 | Auditing Standard No. 6 – Evaluating Consistency of Financial Statements and Conforming Amendments | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 022 | Amendments to Board Rules Relating to Inspections | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 021 | Auditing Standard No. 5 – An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting That is Integrated with an Audit of Financial Statements | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 020 | Succeeding to the Registration Status of a Predecessor Firm | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 019 | Periodic Reporting by Registered Public Accounting Firms | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 018 | Auditing Standard No. 4 – Reporting on Whether a Previously Reported Material Weakness Continues to Exist | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 017 | Ethics and Independence Rules Concerning Independence, Tax Services and Contingent Fees | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 016 | Temporary Transitional Rule Relating to PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 2 | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 015 | Rule on Procedures Relating to Subpoena Requests in Disciplinary Proceedings | Comment Period Closed |
Docket Number: 014 | Conforming Amendments to PCAOB Interim Standards Resulting from the Adoption of PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 2 | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 013 | Rules on Oversight of Non-U.S. Public Accounting Firms | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 012 | Auditing Standard No. 3 - Audit Documentation and Amendment to Interim Auditing Standards | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 011 | Technical Amendments to Interim Standards Rules | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 010 | Auditing Standard No. 1 - References in Auditors' Reports to the Standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 009 | Rule Regarding Certain Terms Used in Auditing and Related Professional Practice Standards | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 008 | Auditing Standard No. 2 - An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Performed in Conjunction with an Audit of Financial Statements | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 007 | Rule on Withdrawal from Registration | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 006 | Inspection of Registered Public Accounting Firms | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 005 | Rules on Investigations and Adjudications | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: N/A | Establishment of Interim Professional Auditing Standards | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 004 | Compliance with Auditing and Related Professional Practice Standards - Advisory Groups | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 003 | Ethics Code for Board Members, Staff and Designated Contractors and Consultants | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 002 | Board Funding - Establishment of Accounting Support Fee | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: 001 | Registration System for Public Accounting Firms | Approved by SEC |
Docket Number: N/A | Bylaws of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board | Approved by SEC |