Audit standards

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has created three videos from its staff on its quality control standard's monitoring and remediation process.

The American Institute of CPAs' Auditing Standards Board is looking for feedback on its proposed strategic plan for 2026-30.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board today appointed members of the Investor Advisory Group and the Standards and Emerging Issues Group.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board staff released a new publication aimed at helping firms complete Form AP.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board imposed $3.375 million in fines on KPMG firms in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Italy, Mexico, South Korea, Switzerland and the U.K.

The Institute of Internal Auditors has released a draft version of proposed requirements on third-party governance, risk management and control processes.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board posted a new "knowledge check" to help auditors gauge their understanding of AS 2310.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board increased its enforcement activity in 2024 to its highest level since 2017, according to a new report.

The board has posted a series of "knowledge checks" to help auditors gauge their understanding of its new quality control standard.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has withdrawn the two standards it approved on firm and engagement metrics and firm reporting.

For auditors and quality management, there's a big difference between a 'document' and a 'system.'

The Institute of Internal Auditors released the first in a series of topical requirements planned for this year, starting with cybersecurity.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants launched their sustainability standards.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a staff publication highlighting problems it's seeing with audits of journal entries.

The Institute of Internal Auditors announced that its Global Internal Audit Standards officially became effective on Jan. 9.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board revoked SS Accounting and Auditing's registration and barred its owner and sole partner for violating rules and quality control standards.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board found specific deficiencies in the testing of internal controls and accounting estimates, and in engagement quality reviews.

Auditing firms are asking the SEC to reject the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's recent standards on firm and engagement metrics and firm reporting.

The PCAOB will be able to address situations in which a registered firm has ceased to exist, is nonoperational, or no longer wishes to remain registered.

In a comment letter, the institute says the board's new requirements could drive smaller auditing firms out of the market.