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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) today posted updates to its standard-setting, research, and rulemaking projects.
On March 31, 2026, the Board issued a request for public comment on the PCAOB’s strategic priorities, including future standard-setting activity. The comment period is open through May 15, 2026.
This updated projects webpage discusses certain staff activities that are being performed in the interim period until comments on the PCAOB’s strategic priorities are received and analyzed by the PCAOB's staff, and a new standard-setting, research, and rulemaking agenda is issued.
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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.