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Audit

  • SEC Approves New PCAOB Standard on Audit Confirmations

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
    |
    Dec 4, 2023

    The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to approve a new standard for audit confirmations from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) that updates a standard first adopted in 2003.

  • PCAOB Announces Disciplinary Orders Against Nine Audit Firms

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
    |
    Nov 16, 2023
    On Nov. 14 and 15, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced a number of settled disciplinary orders for a range of violations, imposing penalties totaling approximately $4 million across nine audit firms. 
  • New PCAOB Standard Updates Confirmation Requirements

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
    |
    Sep 29, 2023
    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) approved a new standard aimed at preventing fraud.
  • PCAOB Proposes Amending Rule on Auditors’ Liability for Contributing to Violations

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
    |
    Sep 20, 2023

    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has proposed amendments to its rule on an auditor’s responsibility for not knowingly or recklessly contributing to violations. The proposed rule would change the liability standard from recklessness to negligence for associated persons’ contributory conduct.

  • Tax Experts Warn of Employee Retention Credit Audits

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
    |
    Sep 6, 2023
    Repeated IRS warnings about fraudulent Employee Retention Credit (ERC) schemes have not deterred unscrupulous promoters from falsely advertising their ability to obtain the credit for almost anybody.
  • PCAOB Permanently Bars Audit Firm and Owner for Multiple Violations

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
    |
    Aug 21, 2023

    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has levied severe penalties against Denver-based accounting form AJ Robbins CPA LLC, permanently revoking its registration, permanently barring owner Allan Jeffrie Robbins from association with any registered firm, and fining the firm a total of $150,000.

  • PCAOB Chair Working to Ramp Up Enforcement, Update Standards

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
    |
    Aug 17, 2023
    Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Chair Erica Williams has implemented many changes since she took over in January 2022.