The Center for Audit Quality is partnering with Financial Executives International, The Institute of Internal Auditors and the National Association of Corporate Directors to develop fraud-fighting training and tools, including a series of fraud hypotheticals to be used as teaching tools. “We will provide a set of facts and circumstances
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The PCAOB issued a concept release on possible changes to the auditor’s reporting model including the addition of an auditor’s discussion and analysis (AD&A), mandatory emphasis paragraphs, assurance on non-GAAP information and clarification of standard language. A fact sheet summarizing each of the possible changes is available at tinyurl.com/679h8ku.
PCAOB Proposes Standards for Broker-Dealer Audits and Auditing Supplemental Information
The PCAOB issued proposed standards for audits of broker-dealer and issuer engagements for public comment Tuesday. The proposals consist of two attestation standards related to the auditor’s examination of compliance reports and review of exemption reports of broker-dealers proposed by the SEC as part of its amendments to the broker-dealer
IAASB Chair: 70-Plus Countries Now Endorse Clarity ISAs
In the past year, the number of countries using or committed to using the Clarity International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) has grown from about 30 to more than 70, according to Arnold Schilder, chairman of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). Speaking at the CReCER 2011 financial reporting
PCAOB, SEC to Meet With Chinese Officials on Auditing Oversight
The PCAOB said Wednesday that a joint PCAOB-SEC delegation will meet next week in Beijing with representatives of China’s Ministry of Finance and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to discuss issues relating to auditing oversight. “This meeting is the commencement of our accelerated efforts with the People’s Republic
ASB Seeking Feedback on U.S. Auditor Reporting
The AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) is requesting input from members and other stakeholders to help form its comments on the consultation paper, Enhancing the Value of Auditor Reporting: Exploring Options for Change (Consultation Paper), issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. The IAASB paper is aimed at
PCAOB Chairman Calls for More Global Cooperation on Audit Regulation
When national regulators cooperate and share information, investors everywhere benefit from the enhanced protection such communication provides, said PCAOB Chairman James Doty in a speech Thursday to the Federation of European Accountants (FEE) Conference on Audit Policy in Brussels. “In a crisis, when a nation’s (or a region’s) economic well-being
PCAOB Set to Expand Under New Mandates
PCAOB Chairman James R. Doty sees the audit profession as being at a turning point, not just in the U.S., but globally. “One of the fundamental advantages of our society has always been the audit. We believed we could believe in the numbers and that the numbers would be right.
Expanding Service Organization Controls Reporting
Several prominent internal control breakdowns and increased focus on internal control by regulators, boards of directors and others charged with governance have led to increased demand for attestation reports on controls over subject matter other than financial reporting provided by an independent CPA. Neither Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) no.
PCAOB Considers Four Approaches to Changing Auditor’s Report
The PCAOB issued a concept release Tuesday on possible changes to the auditor’s reporting model including the addition of an auditor’s discussion and analysis (AD&A), mandatory emphasis paragraphs, assurance on non-GAAP information and clarification of standard language. A fact sheet issued with the release summarizes each of the possible changes.
SEC Proposes Audits of Broker-Dealers’ Custody Practices
The SEC proposed rules that it said would strengthen the annual audits of broker-dealers by requiring an increased focus on their custody activities. Current rules require broker-dealers to protect and account for customer assets. The proposed rule amendments would mandate an audit of those controls. Comments on the proposal are
PCAOB OKs Temporary Rule to Govern Broker-Dealer Audits
Editor’s note: The SEC on Wednesday unanimously proposed amendments to the broker-dealer financial reporting rule designed to strengthen audits of broker-dealers and the SEC’s oversight of the way broker-dealers handle their customers’ securities and cash. For details and a video, go to http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2011/2011-128.htm. The PCAOB on Tuesday adopted a
PCAOB Will Weigh Audit Term Limits
The PCAOB is prepared to consider all possible means of addressing audit quality, “including whether mandatory audit firm rotation would help address the inherent conflict created because the auditor is paid by the client,” Board Chairman James Doty said Thursday in a speech at the SEC and Financial Reporting Institute
Beef Up Internal Audit
In March, Protiviti published its 2011 Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey. The JofA interviewed Protiviti’s executive vice president and head of global internal audit, Robert B. Hirth Jr., CPA, for tips on how CPAs who oversee or conduct internal audits can take their group to the next level: —By
Clarified Auditing Standards: The Quiet Revolution
Over the past few years, much attention has been paid to the issue of global harmonization of generally accepted accounting principles while, at the same time, a much quieter revolution has been taking place in generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS). Over the past seven years (see sidebar, “Timeline of Clarification
Auditing
A PCAOB research note attributed instances of noncompliance with AU section 543 to the increasing prevalence of transactions the regulator classified as Chinese reverse mergers (CRMs). The PCAOB’s research assessed data from a July 2010 audit alert that had raised a concern that some U.S.-registered accounting firms may not be
CAQ Partnering to Develop Anti-Fraud Tools, Tracking PCAOB Projects
The Center for Audit Quality is partnering with Financial Executives International, The Institute of Internal Auditors and the National Association of Corporate Directors to develop fraud-fighting training and tools, including a series of fraud hypotheticals to be used as teaching tools. “We will provide a set of facts and circumstances
Compilation and Review
The AICPA Audit and Attest Standards Team has provided guidance, available on aicpa.org, regarding how an accountant should report when comparative financial statements are presented and the prior-year compilation or review was not performed in accordance with Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services no. 19, Compilation and Review
New Audit and Accounting Guide Updates Oil and Gas Reporting Procedures
The AICPA has issued a new edition of the audit and accounting guide Entities With Oil and Gas Producing Activities. The guide has been significantly revised to incorporate the provisions related to the SEC’s modernization of its oil and gas reporting disclosures, which align its disclosure requirements with current practices
SEC Report Recommends No New SOX 404(b) Exemptions
An SEC study of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act recommends no new exemptions to the requirements. The study by the SEC’s Office of the Chief Accountant was mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Its scope was restricted to companies with a market capitalization between
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