- Audit Insider Webinar | July 2024This hour-long webcast will showcase regulatory and practice developments of interest to public companies and their auditors. Panelists include staff from the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance and the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation. Panelists will discuss comments issued on SEC filings and lessons learned...July 12th, 2024
Event, Video, Webinar, Auditors, Policymakers, Audit Quality - Comment Letter | AS 1000, General Responsibilities of the Auditor in Conducting an Audit and Amendments to PCAOB StandardsIn this comment letter, the CAQ responds to the SEC’s notice to solicit comment on AS 1000, General Responsibilities of the Auditor in Conducting an Audit and Amendments to PCAOB Standards, as adopted by the PCAOB Board. In our letter we detail our views on the following: We welcome the efforts of...July 2nd, 2024Comment Letter, Academics, Auditors, Audit Quality
- Capital Markets Pulse | May/June 2024Welcome to another edition of Capital Markets Pulse, a monthly newsletter from the Center for Audit Quality that brings you insights, resources, and tools on the latest issues impacting the capital markets. As we enter the summer months, thoughts turn to family vacations, baseball games and enjoying more time outdoors –...June 28th, 2024Newsletter, Auditors, Company Management, Investors, Policymakers, Audit Quality, Auditor Independence
- Podcast | Capital Markets Pulse, Episode 7: Peggy SmythHosted by Julie Bell Lindsay, CEO of the Center for Audit Quality, Capital Markets Pulse dives into the latest key matters related to the capital markets featuring experts from across the corporate reporting world. Not seeing the player? Please refresh the page.June 26th, 2024Blog Post, Podcast, Auditors, Investors, Policymakers, Audit Quality
- Comment Letter | Smaller Firm Task Force Comment Letter on PCAOB Firm and Engagement Metrics and Firm Reporting ProposalsIn this comment letter, the CAQ’s Smaller Firm Task Force (SFTF) provides views regarding the totality of the PCAOB’s standard setting activities, including its recent Proposals, Firm and Engagement Metrics and Firm Reporting. In this letter, the SFTF details their views on the following : Importance of smaller businesses to the overall...June 21st, 2024Comment Letter, Academics, Auditors, Policymakers, Audit Quality
- RSM CEO Brian Becker Elected as New Vice Chair of CAQ Governing BoardWashington DC, June 17, 2024 – The CAQ Governing Board elected Brian Becker, Managing Partner and CEO, RSM US LLP (RSM), as the new Vice Chairman of the Governing Board, effective June 14, 2024. Becker oversees the firm’s strategy and operations across four countries—the United States, Canada, El Salvador and India....June 17th, 2024Audit Committee, Auditors, Company Management, Investors, Policymakers, Preparers/Issuers, Audit Quality, Press Releases
- The Age of Generative AI: How the Profession Can RespondSince the public release of various cutting-edge generative artificial intelligence (genAI)-powered chatbots in November 2022, curiosity and engagement with advanced genAI technologies has surged exponentially. While AI and machine learning have long been established, the accessibility and ease of use of genAI chatbots has ignited widespread interest among individuals and...June 14th, 2024Blog Post, Audit Committee, Auditors, Investors, Policymakers, Audit Quality, Emerging Reporting Areas
- What ten years of restatement trends tell us about the state of financial reportingMany audit firms voluntarily report firm-level metrics publicly through their audit quality and transparency reports. These include many different metrics, such as learning and development offered to auditors, technology used by audit teams, and audit hours provided by specialists, to name a few. One metric that audit firms regularly include in...June 12th, 2024Blog Post, Audit Committee, Auditors, Policymakers, Audit Quality
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