PCAOB Inspection Focus -2020

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2019/dec/pcaob-inspection-focus-2020-audit-quality-tips-201922630.html

Grant Thornton partners suspended

https://goingconcern.com/grant-thornton-current-and-former-partners-will-have-a-seat-in-the-pcaobs-penalty-box/

PCAOB inspections in 2019

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2018/dec/pcaob-inspection-focus-2019-201820237.html

PCAOB inspections in 2019

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2018/dec/pcaob-inspection-focus-2019-201820237.html

Uh-oh for BDO

https://goingconcern.com/those-who-know-know-bdo-sucks-at-auditing/

Global Audit Inspection Findings

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2018/mar/global-audit-inspection-findings-show-improvement-201818537.html

PCAOB 2016 Audit Quality Inspection results

https://www.bkd.com/articles/2017/pcaob-audit-quality-inspection-results.htm

PCAOB inspectors are looking!

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2017/aug/what-pcaob-inspectors-are-looking-for-201717358.html

PCAOB & broker dealer audits

http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2017/aug/pcaob-urges-improvement-in-broker-dealer-audits-201717293.html

PCAOB discovers ethical breach

http://compliancex.com/kpmg-fires-partners-leak-audit-regulators-confidential-plan/
https://www.ft.com/content/d6efd3a4-1f5e-11e7-a454-ab04428977f9
https://home.kpmg.com/us/en/home/media/press-releases/2017/04/kpmg-removes-audit-personnel-including-head-of-audit-practice.html

PCAOB inspections

http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/audit-accounting/pcaob-finds-problems-with-kpmg-audits-80057-1.html

Changes considered by PCAOB for inspection processes

http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2016/may/how-pcaob-may-change-inspection-focus-201614379.html?utm_source=mnl:cpald&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=06May2016

PCAOB educates about the difference

in registration versus a firm that undergoes inspections. The concern stems from noting some auditors that attempt to use the mere fact of registration as a marketing point. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/17/us-usa-auditor-regulations-idUSBREA2G17C20140317

PCAOB Investor Advisory Group suggests changes

to the inspection process.   Frustrations related to being able to tell if the quality control processes of firms are improving along with other suggestions are discussed.  http://www.complianceweek.com/investor-want-transparent-audit-inspection-reports/article/316877/

PCAOB and China protocol

for access to working papers.   As per  Paul Gillis, a  PCAOB standing advisory group and Peking University Professor reports in his blog  http://www.chinaaccountingblog.com/weblog/possible-pcaob-deal.html

Survey of Audit Committee Members

yielded positive results in terms of the information they are getting from their auditors.   Communication is less clear on interactions with PCAOB over the inspection process results. To read this article see this link.
http://www.complianceweek.com/survey-suggests-audit-committees-get-adequate-information/article/283180/

What PCAOB has found

about problems in auditing firms  http://www.accountingweb.com/article/pcaob-gives-audit-firms-mixed-review/221228

PCAOB makes deal with Finland

to conduct joint inspections and share data.   This article includes some of the status of other countries policies with inspection reports.    http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/PCAOB-Makes-Deal-Finland-Audit-Inspections-65594-1.html

Informing audit committees about PCAOB Inspection results

This article  released by the executive director and senior director of the Center for Audit Quality discusses some of the issues that emerged from the 2012 PCAOB released pronouncement about audit committees.   What can be shared, and how should the information be discussed with the committee are items included.  http://www.directorship.com/informing-audit-committees-on-pcaob-inspection-results/

The PCAOB and China inspections

and document discussions are underway.  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/08/us-usa-audit-china-idUSBRE8A71DR20121108