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Aug. 28, 2025
The PCAOB is postponing for one year, to December 15, 2026, the effective date of QC 1000, A Firm’s System of Quality Control, and other new and amended PCAOB standards, rules, and forms adopted by the Board on May 13, 2024.
Standards
Aug. 26, 2025
The PCAOB has launched the Smaller Firm Resource Group.
About the PCAOB
Aug. 20, 2025
The PCAOB is seeking nominations for members of its Investor Advisory Group and Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group.
About the PCAOB
Jul. 22, 2025
Investor Bulletin: The Importance of Auditor Professional Responsibilities and Ethics
Information for Investors
Jul. 7, 2025
The decision of whether or not to accept an engagement is a critical part of the audit process. A new edition of the PCAOB’s Audit Focus series provides auditors with reminders, good practices, and more on engagement acceptance.
Inspections
Jun. 13, 2025
The PCAOB has published its annual report on broker-dealer audits.
Inspections
May 21, 2025
A new edition of the PCAOB’s Audit Focus series addresses the topic of auditing accounting estimates.
Inspections
May 15, 2025
A new Spotlight provides high-level observations and takeaways from the PCAOB staff’s conversations with 272 audit committee chairs in 2024.
Inspections
May 9, 2025
The PCAOB has posted four new staff presentation videos, each covering a specific topic under QC 1000. The videos are designed to help firms with the implementation of QC 1000, A Firm’s System of Quality Control.
Standards
May 6, 2025
The PCAOB entered into a cooperative arrangement with The Auditing Oversight Authority of the Slovak Republic to oversee auditors in each regulator’s respective jurisdictions.
International
Apr. 29, 2025
The PCAOB Office of the Investor Advocate is alerting investors to the opportunity to provide the PCAOB Investor Advisory Group with examples of critical audit matters or key audit matters for analysis.
Information for Investors
Apr. 28, 2025
The PCAOB has made available new downloadable datasets providing multiyear information related to PCAOB inspection findings.
Inspections
Apr. 17, 2025
The PCAOB has posted four new staff presentation videos on the components of a firm’s system of quality control. The videos are designed to help firms with the implementation of QC 1000, A Firm’s System of Quality Control.
Standards
Mar. 31, 2025
The PCAOB published a staff Spotlight observing improvement in deficiency rates, along with 2024 inspection reports for the six firms in the U.S. Global Network Firms inspection category.
Inspections
Mar. 26, 2025
Investor Bulletin: Why Audits Matter
Information for Investors
Mar. 24, 2025
The PCAOB has posted a series of three staff presentation videos designed to help auditors implement the monitoring and remediation process under QC 1000, A Firm’s System of Quality Control.
Standards
Mar. 20, 2025
The PCAOB has entered into a cooperative arrangement with the Romanian audit regulator.
International
Mar. 13, 2025
The PCAOB has published an auditor resource on Form AP, a required form that helps investors and others know who has worked on audits.
Inspections
Feb. 27, 2025
The PCAOB has posted a new knowledge check designed to help auditors gauge their understanding of key aspects of the PCAOB’s new confirmation standard.
Standards
Feb. 13, 2025
The PCAOB has posted a new series of knowledge checks designed to help auditors gauge their understanding of key aspects of the PCAOB’s new quality control standard.
Standards