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May 21, 2025
A new edition of the PCAOB’s Audit Focus series addresses the topic of auditing accounting estimates.
Inspections
May 16, 2025
The PCAOB has announced the agenda for the May 22 meeting of its Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group.
About the PCAOB
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 14, 2025
On June 17, 2025, the PCAOB will host a workshop in Irving, Texas, to provide individuals at smaller audit firms who are directly responsible for implementing QC 1000 with hands-on activities and the opportunity to engage with PCAOB staff.
Standards
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 8, 2025
The PCAOB announced the appointment of Dr. Joshua T. White as the PCAOB's Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis and Dr. Martin C. Schmalz’s return to the University of Oxford.
About the PCAOB
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. 24, 2025
The PCAOB has announced the agenda for the April 29 meeting of its Investor Advisory Group.
About the PCAOB
Apr. 22, 2025
The PCAOB has sanctioned Adeptus Partners LLC and a partner for violations related to supervision, review, and quality control.
Enforcement
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
Apr. 10, 2025
On May 13, 2025, the PCAOB will host a workshop in Washington, DC, to provide individuals at smaller audit firms who are directly responsible for implementing QC 1000 with hands-on activities.
Standards
Apr. 7, 2025
On May 1, 2025, Board Member Botic will host a forum in Jersey City for auditors of small businesses and auditors of broker-dealers.
About the PCAOB
Apr. 1, 2025
The PCAOB has released its 2024 Annual Report, which summarizes its operations and financial results from last year.
About the PCAOB
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. 25, 2025
The PCAOB has sanctioned James Pai CPA PLLC and its sole partner for audit failures.
Enforcement
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