In an audit quality report released last week [PDF], the once flawless PwC admits its […]
Tag: Audit Quality
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 […]
RSM US Finally Might Be Taking Audit Quality a Little More Seriously, According to 2021 PCAOB Inspection Report
Based on the 2021 PCAOB inspection reports we’ve reviewed so far, the audit firm that […]
Our Audits Sucked Because the Auditors Are Exhausted, Says Deloitte Australia
Last week the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (think Aussie PCAOB) informed us that Deloitte […]
The Canadian PCAOB Says One Big 4 Firm Keeps Screwing Up Audits But Won’t Say Which One It Is
Shall we speculate wildly which Big 4 firm is not meeting the Canadian Public Accountability […]
When a Bank Fails, People ‘Lose Faith’ in the Auditors
Are bank failures bad PR for the firms that audit them? New research seems to […]
EY UK Chair Insists Audit Will Not Be the Red-Headed Stepchild of Professional Services if the Split Goes Forward
For years, audit has struggled to attract talent and especially leadership because let’s be honest, […]
UK Audit Watchdog Says Deloitte Is Doing Some Good Auditing Across the Pond
Deloitte is doing a great job keeping the Financial Reporting Council happy these days. Per […]