All Updates and News Releases

Dec. 1, 2020

PCAOB launches new brand and redesigned website and advances key strategic priority.

About the PCAOB
Nov. 20, 2020

Megan Zietsman sworn in as PCAOB Board Member.

About the PCAOB
Nov. 19, 2020

PCAOB approves 2021 budget and reaffirms strategic direction.

About the PCAOB
Nov. 19, 2020

PCAOB adopts amendments to align independence requirements with SEC rules.

Standards
Nov. 17, 2020

PCAOB posts Spotlight on The PCAOB’s Use of Economic Analysis and Stakeholder Input in Standard Setting.

Economic Analysis & Standards
Nov. 12, 2020

PCAOB posts a resource for audit committees regarding new requirements related to estimates and specialists.

Nov. 12, 2020

The PCAOB provides a resource to help audit committees enhance their understanding for new PCAOB requirements regarding auditing estimates and use of specialists.

Nov. 6, 2020

PCAOB posts one settled disciplinary order.

Enforcement
Oct. 29, 2020

PCAOB issues interim analysis report on initial impact of critical audit matter requirements.

Economic Analysis & Standards
Oct. 29, 2020

PCAOB held on October 29-30, 2020 the 2020 Conference on Auditing and Capital Markets.

Economic Analysis
Oct. 19, 2020

PCAOB posts recordings for the 2020 forums for auditors of small businesses and auditors of broker-dealers.

Audit Firms & Broker-Dealers
Oct. 8, 2020

PCAOB releases a new Spotlight publication, Staff Update and Preview of 2019 Inspection Observations.

Inspections
Jul. 31, 2020

PCAOB posts a publication where we asked audit committee chairs how they are thinking about the effect of COVID-19 on financial reporting and the audit as they perform their oversight duties.

Audit Committees
Jun. 29, 2020

PCAOB posts one termination of bar.

Enforcement
Jun. 1, 2020

PCAOB posts Guide to Reading the PCAOB's New Inspection Report.

Inspections