According to Accounting Today, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has disciplined five auditing firms for violating its rules and standards when communicating with audit committees. Questions Source: Cohn, M. (2023) PCAOB sanctions firms over audit committee communications. Accounting Today, July 28 (Retrievable online at https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/pcaob-sanctions-firms-over-audit-committee-communications?)
Posts Tagged: auditing
Integrity in the Supply Chain
Jordan Strauss, managing director in the Forensic Investigations & Intelligence Practice of Kroll, LLC, details the major risks of corruption existing in supply chains today, and offers tips on addressing them. Questions: Normally, where are the greatest risks in supply chains? How have risks changed in the supply chain during the COVID-pandemic? What percentage of… Read more »
SEC loosens independence rules
According to Accounting Today, the SEC loosened independence rules as part of a deregulatory push in recent years. Questions: According to the article, what will the amendments to Rule 2-01 of Regulation SX do? How do the new and old rules vary on the following situation: An auditor is with a firm that audits a… Read more »
What kind of car should you buy?
Do you ever consider the price of insurance before you buy a car? Well, maybe you should. According to the insurance data company Quadrant Information Services, a new ranking of average premiums for 2011 models is out, based on averaging late December 2010 car insurance rates from six large carriers across 10 ZIP codes in… Read more »