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Guest Post: The PCAOB Is Our Parents Now
Ed. note: The following was written exclusively for Going Concern by a Big 4 auditor who wished to remain anonymous.
The PCAOB is turning into our parents. Or at least they are using the same tactics in handing out punishment. “We know you were up to no good last night, so if you just tell us what you did we’ll take that into consideration when deciding how long to ground you.”
The PCAOB Is Sorry for the Mess
With PwC CAKEgate in the rearviewmirror, the PCAOB appears to have taken a look around […]
Here’s Why Releasing Part II of the PCAOB Inspection Reports Is Important
I know what a lot of you are thinking — "The PCOAB is a bunch […]
At Least PwC Doesn’t Have to Worry About Improving the Supervision of Its Auditors Anymore
Last week the PCAOB dropped Part II of PwC's 2008 and 2009 inspection reports. This […]
PwC Loves CAKE and Other Interesting Things from the Expanded PCAOB Inspection Reports
I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but reading about audit procedures is […]
PCAOB Member Jay Hanson Repeats His Belief That Auditor Rotation Is Not Gonna Happen
The Brits can do whatever they want; Mr. Hanson has a story and he's sticking to […]
The PCAOB Chairman Is Still Talking About Auditor Rotation
Generally speaking, there are two camps when it comes to the idea of auditor rotation […]
The PCAOB Is Really, Really Serious About Checking Chinese Auditors’ Work
Oh are we still on this?: The head of the U.S. audit watchdog said on […]
Life After Public Accounting: Harassing Auditors For a Living Isn’t a Bad Gig If You Can Get It
All busy season long, we'll be discussing exit opportunities for those of you feeling like […]
The PCAOB Has Conveniently Released 2011 Inspection Reports For Deloitte, Grant Thornton and Ernst & Young the Friday Before Christmas
Oh I bet you guys think you're slick for this one! Thanks so much for […]
Here’s the New Checklist from the PCAOB
It's been a couple years since the PCAOB issued an auditing standard so I guess […]