Dear Readers, For those who regularly engage with the CAQ and our content, you know that I like to state my outlook for the public company audit profession at the start of each year. While change in the profession has historically moved at a steady pace, the last couple of years...

This comment letter represents the views of the SFTF regarding the totality of the PCAOB’s standard setting activities, including their recently adopted Firm and Engagement Metrics and Firm Reporting rules (rules or new requirements). Read the full comment letter here.

As part of the Center for Audit Quality’s (CAQ) ongoing effort to keep members and stakeholders informed on significant public policy and accounting matters, we are pleased to offer the Public Policy and Technical Alert (PPTA). Each month, the PPTA highlights and examines the regulatory, standard-setting, legislative, and broader financial...

In this letter, we communicate our comments related to the SEC’s obligation to conduct economic analysis and our concerns regarding the Board’s lack of sufficient analysis and due process, and reiterate numerous concerns that we first raised in our comment letters related to the Firm and Engagement Metrics Proposal (PCAOB...

In this letter, we communicate our comments and concerns regarding the Board’s lack of sufficient due process. We also reiterate numerous overarching concerns we have previously and continuously raised with Firm Reporting since first proposed by the Board, but that were not adequately addressed in the final rules approved by...

Welcome 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 It’s the season of giving, and while visions of sugar plums, gifts, and cozy fires may be dancing in...

Hosted 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.

Against the black and gold backdrop of the Pittsburgh Steelers, some inspiring conversations are taking shape. The Steelers Showcase, powered by Accounting+, is a series of events helping to educate curious high school students about accounting careers and the broader scope of the profession. From Acrisure Stadium to the UPMC Rooney...