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...

On November 21, 2024, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB or Board) voted to adopt its Firm and Engagement Metrics and Firm Reporting rules (rules or new requirements) and send them to the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission or SEC) for approval. The Board adopted these rules despite concerns expressed by more than...

Washington, DC (November 18, 2024) – Today, the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) and Ideagen Audit Analytics – an Ideagen Solution, released the 11th iteration of the annual Audit Committee Transparency Barometer Report. The report, which has been conducted annually since 2014, analyzes audit committee disclosures of companies in the...

They say “the only constant in life is change.” Well, things are changing in Washington, DC. What’s not changing is the CAQ serving as your source of information on all things public company auditing.  As we wait for, and prepare for, the change coming to the nation’s capital, those of...

On November 5, 2024, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) updated their standard setting and rulemaking agendas. This comment letter is in response to proposed projects. 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...

Document for Discussion: Monitoring Inflation in Certain Countries, November 2024