All Inspections Updates

Jun. 13, 2025

The PCAOB has published its annual report on broker-dealer audits.

Inspections
May 21, 2025

A new edition of the PCAOB’s Audit Focus series addresses the topic of auditing accounting estimates.

Inspections
May 15, 2025

A new Spotlight provides high-level observations and takeaways from the PCAOB staff’s conversations with 272 audit committee chairs in 2024.

Inspections
May 9, 2025

The PCAOB has posted four new staff presentation videos, each covering a specific topic under QC 1000. The videos are designed to help firms with the implementation of QC 1000, A Firm’s System of Quality Control.

Standards
May 6, 2025

The PCAOB entered into a cooperative arrangement with The Auditing Oversight Authority of the Slovak Republic to oversee auditors in each regulator’s respective jurisdictions.

International
Apr. 29, 2025

The PCAOB Office of the Investor Advocate is alerting investors to the opportunity to provide the PCAOB Investor Advisory Group with examples of critical audit matters or key audit matters for analysis.

Information for Investors
Apr. 28, 2025

The PCAOB has made available new downloadable datasets providing multiyear information related to PCAOB inspection findings.

Inspections
Apr. 17, 2025

The PCAOB has posted four new staff presentation videos on the components of a firm’s system of quality control. The videos are designed to help firms with the implementation of QC 1000, A Firm’s System of Quality Control.

Standards
Mar. 31, 2025

The PCAOB published a staff Spotlight observing improvement in deficiency rates, along with 2024 inspection reports for the six firms in the U.S. Global Network Firms inspection category.

Inspections
Mar. 26, 2025

Investor Bulletin: Why Audits Matter

Information for Investors
Mar. 24, 2025

The PCAOB has posted a series of three staff presentation videos designed to help auditors implement the monitoring and remediation process under QC 1000, A Firm’s System of Quality Control.

Standards
Mar. 20, 2025

The PCAOB has entered into a cooperative arrangement with the Romanian audit regulator.

International
Mar. 13, 2025

The PCAOB has published an auditor resource on Form AP, a required form that helps investors and others know who has worked on audits.

Inspections
Feb. 27, 2025

The PCAOB has posted a new knowledge check designed to help auditors gauge their understanding of key aspects of the PCAOB’s new confirmation standard.

Standards
Feb. 13, 2025

The PCAOB has posted a new series of knowledge checks designed to help auditors gauge their understanding of key aspects of the PCAOB’s new quality control standard.

Standards
Feb. 4, 2025

A new PCAOB staff report shares reminders, good practices, and other considerations for audit firms using the work of specialists.

Inspections
Jan. 30, 2025

The PCAOB has posted a staff presentation video designed to help firms and auditors understand a firm’s risk assessment process under the PCAOB’s new quality control standard.

Standards
Jan. 16, 2025

A new edition of the PCAOB’s Audit Focus series provides PCAOB staff insights for auditors regarding journal entries.

Inspections
Dec. 5, 2024

A new PCAOB staff report on audit firm culture offers considerations for firms looking to improve audit quality.

Inspections
Dec. 4, 2024

The PCAOB has posted a staff presentation video designed to help auditors prepare for the implementation of AS 2310, The Auditor’s Use of Confirmation.

Standards