PCAOB Posts Proposal on Supervision of Other Auditors

Washington, DC, Apr. 12, 2016

The PCAOB today posted to its website the following release proposing new requirements for supervision of other auditors participating in an audit:

Proposed Amendments Relating to the Supervision of Audits Involving Other Auditors and Proposed Auditing Standard—Dividing Responsibility for the Audit with Another Accounting Firm

PCAOB Release No. 2016-002

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About the PCAOB

The PCAOB is a nonprofit corporation established by Congress to oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate, and independent audit reports. The PCAOB also oversees the audits of brokers and dealers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including compliance reports filed pursuant to federal securities laws.