About the Speaker The conference concluded with a “fireside chat” with newly installed PCAOB chair Erica Y. Williams. Williams was sworn in as the chair of the…
Keynote–Fireside Chat
A Conversation with PCAOB Chair Erica Y. Williams
About the Speaker The conference concluded with a “fireside chat” with newly installed PCAOB chair Erica Y. Williams. Williams was sworn in as the chair of the…
FASB News Private Companies Seeking Clarity around Coronavirus-Related Disclosure Requirements Private companies are seeking FASB or AICPA interpretative guidelines on the appropriate level of disclosures…
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FASB, GASB, PCAOB News
FASB News Healthcare Accountants: Coronavirus Came at Pivotal Reporting Period The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic coincided with the most significant reporting and tax season of the…
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FASB, GASB, PCAOB News
FASB News Goodwill Impairments Expected to Spike in 2020 Companies will likely report more goodwill impairments than they might have planned for the first quarter…
ICYMI | The Importance of Audit Partners’ Background
Insights from the New PCAOB Form AP
Public company audit partners are trusted as watchdogs of the capital markets. A forthcoming study by the authors of this article finds that audit partners'…
ICYMI | The PCAOB as Third-party Payer
A Proposal to Address Concerns over Public Company Auditor Independence
The idea of introducing a third-party payer into the auditor-client relationship has received some attention from regulators, academics, and accounting firms in recent years. Years…
Reforming the Auditing Profession
Improving Quality, Transparency, Governance, and Accountability
In Brief Independent audits of public company financial statements are a cornerstone of the global financial system. Recent events, however, demonstrate that these audits are…
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PCAOB, FASB, GASB News
PCAOB News SEC, PCAOB Discuss Coronavirus Impact with Big Four Audit Firms During discussions over the past two weeks with Big Four audit firms, SEC…
Ensuring Integrity: A New Strategic Vision for Improving Audit Quality
Annual Auditing Conference at Baruch
The 14th Annual Audit Conference, hosted by Baruch College on December 3, 2019, once again brought together auditors, regulators, standards setters, and preparers to discuss…
Keynote Address: William D. Duhnke III
Annual Auditing Conference at Baruch
Currently, the PCAOB is in the middle of a significant change. As many of you know, I joined the PCAOB just under two years ago.…
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FASB News Firms Ask FASB to Clarify Accounting Rules for Sale and Leaseback Transactions Six accounting firms, including the Big Four, have asked FASB to…
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FASB News FASB Issues New Rules to Simplify and Reduce Cost of Accounting for Income Taxes U.S. accounting rulemakers have issued a new accounting standard…
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PCAOB News Initial Observations of Critical Audit Matters Auditors of large public companies this year have begun including critical audit matters (CAM) in their audit…
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PCAOB, FASB News
PCAOB News PCAOB to Vote on Concept Release on Quality Control Standards On December 17, the PCAOB will consider publishing a concept release to solicit…
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FASB News Golden Says Next Wave of Questions on Revenue Recognition Is Coming FASB Chairman Russell Golden has said the board is bracing for another…
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AICPA News AICPA Updates Interpretive Guidance for PCAOB’s Critical Audit Matters On October 23, the AICPA said it has updated interpretive guidance related to the…
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FASB News FASB Proposes Historic Change to Effective Dates Philosophy FASB has proposed a change to its philosophy for establishing effective dates for major new…
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IASB News Joint Discussion on Future of Financial Reporting IASB Chairman Hans Hoogervorst and FASB Chairman Russell Golden will participate in a panel discussion, being…
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FASB News Simplifications to Share-based Payments and Debt Accounting Considered Standards setters plan to tweak narrow areas of the stock compensation and debt accounting guidance,…
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I enjoyed Michael Doron's article in the February CPA Journal (“The PCAOB as Third-party Payer”). The PCAOB as a third-party payer is—as the article correctly puts it—an…
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FASB, PCAOB News
FASB News Chief Accountants: Proposed Revisions to Income Tax Disclosure Rules Too Costly to Prepare Chief accountants and controllers from some of the nation’s largest…
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FASB, GASB, PCAOB News
FASB News Three New Members Appointed to EITF FASB has added three new members to its Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF). The board said on…
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FASB, PCAOB, SEC News
FASB News CPAs, Companies Pushing for Accounting and Disclosure Rules for Cryptocurrencies U.S. GAAP does not have specific guidance on how to account for and…
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FASB, SEC, PCAOB News
FASB News Income Tax Accounting Rules May Be Simplified FASB may simplify income tax accounting rules—one of the more complex topics in financial reporting—in targeted…
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FASB News Search Underway for New FASB and GASB Chairs The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) said it has launched a search to replace FASB Chairman…