Efforts in quality control, stricter accountability and use of technology have reduced the incidence of Part I.A audit ...

The board’s review of 2025 public company audit inspections revealed a significant decrease from 2024 in instances where an audit firm failed to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence to support its ...

Across all reviewed firms, the aggregate Part I.A deficiency rate declined to 23% in 2025, down from 38% in 2024.

SPYR, Inc. (OTC: SPYR) (“SPYR” or the “Company”) today announced that it has engaged FM Financial Services LLC, a PCAOB-registered independent accounting firm based in Sugar Land, Texas, to audit the ...

The PCAOB revisions may receive a warm response from the SEC, which under Chair Paul Atkins has pursued several efforts to ...

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in the US has launched a public consultation on proposed goals and objectives for its strategic plan covering 2026–30. The plan acts as a road map ...

Harris founded and chaired the Investor Advisory Group and helped draft the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that created the PCAOB ...

A public company’s audit doesn’t run on the same rulebook as a private company’s. The firm doing the audit has to be registered with a specific federal regulator as well as tested against that ...

Accounting and auditing enforcement activity declined sharply in 2025 at both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, with actions and penalties ...

Erica Williams was sworn in as Chair of the PCAOB on January 10, 2022, and departed on July 22, 2025. 1 During her three-and-a-half-year tenure, Chair Williams finalized 134 Auditing Actions and ...

Chief auditor Barbara Vanich is set to depart the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on July 15, after 17 years. Processing Content The PCAOB is beginning a search to fill the role and will ...

The PCAOB is accepting feedback on its 2026-2030 strategic plan. According to a news release, comments are being accepted through Sept. 4 by email (comments@pcaobus.org) or traditional mail.