- Comment Letter | PCAOB: AS 2405, A Company’s Noncompliance with Laws and RegulationsIn this comment letter, the CAQ provides views to the PCAOB related to its request for comment on its proposed Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards related to a Company’s Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations and Other Related Amendments. The CAQ supports the Board’s intention to modernize and strengthen auditing standards related...August 7th, 2023
Comment Letter, Academics, Audit Committee, Auditors, Broker Dealers, Company Management, Investors, Preparers/Issuers, Anti-Fraud, Audit Quality - Bold Ambition Quarterly | Summer 2023A lawyer by trade, when I joined the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) as the Vice President of Talent and Operations almost five years ago, I understood the similarities and challenges both the legal and accounting professions are facing related to talent and organizational cultures. But what I didn’t expect...August 1st, 2023Newsletter, Academics, Talent
- Significant Barriers Deter Students from Pursuing a Degree in Accounting, According to CAQ ReportDespite barriers identified, students are open to accounting and opportunities exist to drive them to pursue the degree Washington D.C., July 24, 2023 – Amid a shortage of accountants, undergraduate business students report encountering obstacles to pursuing a degree in accounting, according to a recent report from the Center for...July 24th, 2023Academics, Audit Committee, Auditors, Company Management, Policymakers, Talent, CAQ in the News, Press Releases
- Comment Letter Analysis | QC 1000This analysis from the CAQ examines 43 comment letters, from accounting firms, investors, academics, and others, in response to PCAOB Proposed Auditing Standard - A Firm’s System of Quality Control and Other Proposed Amendments to PCAOB Standards, Rules, and Forms (QC 1000). Based on our analysis, we believe all stakeholders...May 31st, 2023Comment Letter, Academics, Auditors, Investors, Policymakers
- Comment Letter | PCAOB: AS 1000, General Responsibilities of the AuditorIn this comment letter, the CAQ provides views to the PCAOB related to its request for comment on its proposed new auditing standard, AS 1000, General Responsibilities of the Auditor in Conducting an Audit and Proposed Amendments to PCAOB Standards. The CAQ supports the objectives of the proposal to streamline and...May 30th, 2023Comment Letter, Academics, Auditors, Audit Quality
- CAQ Symposium 2022CAQ Symposium 2022 Monday, August 8, 2022 Virtual Event | August 8, 2022 Hosted by Deloitte & Touche LLP CAQ Symposium 2022, held on August 8, continued the tradition of bringing together leading academic scholars, regulators, and top practitioners from the CAQ’s Governing Board Member firms. The Symposium went “virtual” for a third year,...August 30th, 2022Event, Academics, Auditors, Audit Quality, ESG
- CAQ Launches DEI, Talent Pipeline Initiatives in Support of Accounting Profession, Releases Research of Student Attitudes Toward AccountingCAQ Launches DEI, Talent Pipeline Initiatives in Support of Accounting Profession, Releases Research of Student Attitudes Toward Accounting Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Center for Audit Quality makes strategic investments to raise awareness and to continue to drive diversity, equity, and inclusion within the public company accounting profession. Washington, DC (January 12, 2022)...January 12th, 2022Academics, Audit Committee, Auditors, Investors, Policymakers, Talent, Press Releases
- CAQ and the American Accounting Association Announce Changes to Ongoing Research PartnershipCAQ and the American Accounting Association Announce Changes to Ongoing Research Partnership Tuesday, December 14, 2021 CAQ partnership with leading accounting research organization AAA demonstrates continuous commitment to public company audit academic research Washington, DC (December 14, 2021) – The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) and the American Accounting Association (AAA) today announced...December 14th, 2021Academics, Auditors, Press Releases
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