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Auditing
As a result of the Small Business Lending Fund created by the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, the AICPA Audit and Attest Standards staff has issued Technical Practice Aid (TPA) 9110.18, “Small Business Lending Fund Auditor Certification Guidance,” to provide guidance on how an independent auditor may certify that
PCAOB Reproposes Standard on Communications with Audit Committees
The PCAOB on Tuesday reproposed for comment an audit standard, Communications with Audit Committees, and related amendments to PCAOB standards. Initially, the standard was proposed on March 29, 2010. According to a PCAOB news release, the reproposed standard is designed to align communications requirements with performance demands in other PCAOB
AICPA Letter to PCAOB Raises Concerns About Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation
The AICPA recommended that the PCAOB refrain from imposing mandatory audit firm rotation. AICPA Chairman Greg Anton, and President and CEO Barry Melancon signed a comment letter sent by email Wednesday to the PCAOB stating that mandatory audit firm rotation is costly and has the potential to hinder audit quality
New Auditors’ Reporting Model Proposal Set for Release in Q2
The PCAOB’s proposal for a new auditors’ reporting model should be completed by the second quarter of 2012, PCAOB Chairman James Doty said Monday. Speaking at the AICPA’s National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments in Washington, Doty gave an update on the PCAOB’s initiative on the form and
PCAOB Boosts Budget 11.4% to Accommodate Increased Inspections
The PCAOB has increased its budget for the 2012 fiscal year by 11.4%, or $23.3 million, over the 2011 budget, according to a news release. The 2012 budget is approximately $227.7 million, compared with $204.4 million for the 2011 fiscal year. The budget is subject to SEC approval. Staffing and
Auditing
The PCAOB published a Staff Audit Practice Alert to increase auditors’ awareness of risks when performing audits of companies with operations in emerging markets. Specifically, the alert cited a number of reports originating from audits of companies based in the People’s Republic of China. Staff Audit Practice Alert no.
European Commission Proposes Regulatory Changes for Audits
The European Commission today proposed sweeping regulations that would, if approved, trigger major changes in the relationships between European public companies and their auditors. The changes include: Limiting to six years the period that an outside auditing firm can perform audits for a company. A cooling-off period of four years
Q&A Issued on Small Business Lending Fund Auditor Certification
As a result of the Small Business Lending Fund enacted into law as part of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, the AICPA Audit and Attest Standards staff has issued Technical Practice Aid (TPA) 9110.18, “Small Business Lending Fund Auditor Certification Guidance.” The aid provides guidance on how an
Auditing
AICPA staff issued TPA 9160.27, “Providing Opinion on a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards [SEFA] in Relation to an Entity’s Financial Statements as a Whole When the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Is on a Different Basis of Accounting Than the Financial Statements.” Provided certain conditions are
ASB Reaches Major Clarity Project Milestone
The AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board has achieved a major milestone in its Clarity Project with the issuance of Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) nos. 122–124. The publication includes a total of 40 finalized clarified SASs in the following statements: SAS no. 122, Statements on Auditing Standards: Clarification and Recodification SAS
Confidence in U.S. Capital Markets Down Significantly Since 2007
Investors’ confidence in U.S. capital markets continued a five-year trend of declines in 2011, according to the AICPA-affiliated Center for Audit Quality’s (CAQ) fifth annual Main Street Investor Survey, and confidence in investing in U.S. public companies declined for the first time since the survey started asking the question in
PCAOB: Be On the Lookout for Fraud in Emerging Markets
The PCAOB on Monday published a Staff Audit Practice Alert to increase auditors’ awareness of risks when performing audits of companies with operations in emerging markets. Specifically, the alert cited a number of reports originating from audits of companies based in the People’s Republic of China. Staff Audit Practice Alert
PCAOB, Norway Reach Accord on Auditor Inspections
The PCAOB on Wednesday said it entered into a cooperative agreement with the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) of Norway for the oversight of audit work performed by public accounting firms that practice in the two regulators’ respective jurisdictions. The PCAOB had been blocked from inspections in Norway since 2008, the
Auditing
The PCAOB adopted a temporary rule to establish an interim inspection program for registered public accounting firms’ audits of securities brokers and dealers as permitted by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The board adopted without material change a proposed temporary rule (tinyurl.com/6x47nh5) issued Dec. 14, 2010.
PCAOB Round Table to Address Auditor’s Reporting Model
The PCAOB said it will host a public round table on Thursday, Sept. 15, to discuss its concept release on possible changes to the auditor’s reporting model. The board issued a discussion paper for the meeting. The board said in a press release that the purpose of the meeting is
Last Chance to Offer ASB Input on Strategic Plan
The AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board is developing its strategic plan for the next three to four years. The board has launched a survey that will remain open until today to collect views from constituents regarding what the ASB’s objectives and activities should be during that period. The survey is an
PCAOB Opens Discussion on Audit Firm Rotation
The PCAOB on Tuesday launched a new phase of its examination of potential limits on audit firm tenure with public companies. The board voted to issue a concept release on the topic. It plans to gather feedback by mid-December and hold a public forum on the issue in March 2012.
ASB Issues Interpretation to SAS 119, Three Clarified SASs
The AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board (ASB) issued Interpretation no. 1, “Dating the Auditor’s Report on Supplementary Information,” to SAS no. 119, Supplementary Information in Relation to the Financial Statements as a Whole. The ASB also issued three clarified Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs). The interpretation to SAS no. 119 addresses
AICPA Issues Technical Practice Aid on Providing Opinion on SEFAs
AICPA staff issued TPA 9160.27, “Providing Opinion on a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards [SEFA] in Relation to an Entity’s Financial Statements as a Whole When the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Is on a Different Basis of Accounting Than the Financial Statements.” Provided certain conditions are met,
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