Goodbye George Botic, hello Demetrios (Jim) Logothetis. On Friday, the SEC announced a new crew […]
Tag: Audit Quality
Fewer Auditors in the Game, Perfectly Fine Audits? Sure, Why Not
Remember two years ago when we started hearing about smaller-but-not-small firms getting out of the […]
The House Financial Services Committee Was High on Red Bull When They Voted to Eliminate the PCAOB
It is known that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has been at risk of […]
Let’s Give KPMG a Golf Clap For Finally Figuring Out How to Audit Their Way Out of a Paper Bag
On January 23 Bloomberg Tax published a surprising headline: “KPMG Slated to Post Best Audit […]
Senators Yell at the PCAOB Because BDO’s Auditing Sucks
As you may have heard, BDO’s last PCAOB inspection was ass with an impressively bad […]
Imagine the Chaos If the PCAOB Starts Naming and Shaming Audit Deficiency Clients
In its desperate quest to appear as though it does something of value to capital […]
PwC Admits the Next PCAOB Inspection Report Won’t Be Great
In an audit quality report released last week [PDF], the once flawless PwC admits its […]
Longtime PCAOB Veteran and Skepticism Enthusiast George Botic to Sit on the Actual Board
“Like oxygen, audit quality may not be fully appreciated when it is present, but I […]
UK Audit Regulator Chair Says Cheap-Ass Firms Should Pay Their Junior Auditors Better
Financial Reporting Council chair and stereotypically European named Jan du Plessis has told the Financial […]
Head Regulator Said He’ll Break Out the World’s Smallest Violin For Auditors Crying About Tougher Regulation
Financial Times has reported that Financial Reporting Council head Sir Jon Thompson — who last year […]
Getting Tough on Mid-Tier Firms Will Only Cement the Big 4 Oligopoly, Says Audit Partner Whose Firm Needs to Git Gud
Much like here in the U.S. with the PCAOB, the Financial Reporting Council across the […]
Turns Out Cohen & Company Auditors Are Human After All
Breaking news: Cohen & Company made a mistake on one of its audits inspected by […]