Supreme Court leaves most of auditing regulator intact

The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down as unconstitutional some provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that created an auditing oversight re

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"… ates companies to have tougher internal controls. The law also created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to regulate auditors of corporate books.The high court’s ruling focused …"

"… fidence in all publicly-traded companies.The case, Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, was brought on behalf of a small Nevada accounting firm that challenged t …"

SEC’s ex-chief accountant: Is agency a lapdog or watchdog?

A former Securities and Exchange Commission official urged the regulator “to get serious about enforcement.”

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"… lified (financial audit) report?” Reed asked.James Doty, chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), said that its inspection reports, beginning in 2006, showed “de …"

Can an auditor still be independent after 100 years on a corporate payroll?

By Shirley Gao

The audit industry's regulator may require Big 4 firms to rotate periodically

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"… tury.Those long-time, cozy relationships have some critics urging the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to encourage tougher, more independent audits by requiring a periodic rota …"

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Lack of regs fueled accounting scandal

By The Center for Public Integrity

Corporate "game of nods and winks" leaves host of innocent victims in its wake

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"… and discipline accounting firms in their auditing of public companies: the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Last December, Deloitte LLP became the first of one of the “Big …"