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Common PCAOB Inspection Findings and Actions Firms Can Take to Improve Audit Quality and Reduce the Risk of Regulatory Enforcement...

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In July 2023, the PCAOB published the spotlight, “Staff Update and Preview of 2022 Inspection Observations.” The article summarized the PCAOB's common findings from its 2022 inspection season. Many of the findings observed in...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2022

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As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

GC Insights: SEC Issues Statement on Role of Audit Committees

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Statement—signed jointly by the Chairman, the Chief Accountant, and the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance—on December 30, 2019, titled, “Statement on Role of...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Legal Update: Ring in the New Year with SEC Year-End Guidance

During the last two weeks of 2019, the US Securities and Exchange Commission offered guidance and reminders relating to the role of audit committees, international intellectual property and technology risks, and confidential...more

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SEC Shares Best Practices With Audit Committees

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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently released a Statement highlighting eight areas that audit committees should focus on this reporting season. Penned by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Division of Corporation Finance...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Issues Statement on Key Reminders for Audit Committees

On December 30, 2019, Chairman Jay Clayton, Sagar Teotia, the Chief Accountant, and William Hinman, the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), issued a Statement...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Statement on Role of Audit Committees and Key Reminders

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Sagar Teotia, Chief Accountant and William Hinman, Director, Division of Corporation Finance issued a Statement on Role of Audit Committees in Financial Reporting and Key Reminders Regarding...more

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Blog: New Statement on Key Reminders for Audit Committees

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Yesterday, SEC Chair Jay Clayton, SEC Chief Accountant Sagar Teotia and Corp Fin Director William Hinman posted a “Statement on Role of Audit Committees in Financial Reporting and Key Reminders Regarding Oversight...more

WilmerHale

PCAOB Chair Sheds Light on Recent PCAOB Initiatives

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PCAOB Chair William Duhnke provided an update on a number of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board initiatives in his keynote speech at Baruch College’s 14th Annual Audit Conference on December 3.  Opening his remarks,...more

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PCAOB Releases Preview of 2018 Inspection Observations

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Division of Registration and Inspections has recently released a Staff Preview of 2018 Inspection Observations (Preview), based on the PCAOB staff’s inspection of over 160 audit...more

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CAQ Expands CECL and ICFR Resources

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Last week, the Center for Audit Quality released two new resources—an updated Guide to Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR Guide) and a new Tool for Audit Committees: Preparing for the New Credit Losses Standard...more

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Accelerated and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions

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The SEC today voted to propose amendments to the definitions of "accelerated filer" and "large accelerated filer," which are used to determine, among other things, the filing deadlines for periodic reports and the requirement...more

Jones Day

SEC Highlights Need to Remediate ICFR Material Weaknesses

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Disclosure alone is not sufficient; material weaknesses need to be actively remediated. While the SEC's Financial Reporting and Audit Group has been relatively quiet, it started 2019 with a bang, bringing four coordinated...more

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SEC Administrative Proceedings Against Public Companies for Failure to Remediate Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over...

Public reporting companies that have material weaknesses in their internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”) are required under Rule 308 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to report such material...more

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New Accounting Standards and ICFR at the Forefront of 2018 AICPA Conference

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Capping off a busy year, the annual American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, held on December 10-12, 2018, revisited many familiar themes from prior years and...more

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Blog: Trends in SOX 404 reporting on ICFR

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You probably recall that, under SOX 404(b), all public reporting companies, other than non-accelerated filers, are required to obtain an auditor attestation regarding the effectiveness of their internal control over financial...more

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Blog: SEC Chair discusses coming agenda

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In this speech before the 36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival in Nashville, Tennessee, SEC Chair Jay Clayton discussed, among other topics, the coming agenda for public companies designed to “encourage capital formation for...more

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Regulators Focus on Audit Quality, New Accounting Standards and Other Developments at 2017 AICPA Conference

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Always a fertile source of guidance, this year’s American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, held on December 4-6, was no exception. Discussions during this year’s...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

News Round Up - April 2017

Momentum Builds in the U.S. IPO Market - Renaissance Capital reported a strong start to the year in its U.S. IPO Market 1Q 2017 Quarterly Review. The first quarter of 2017 saw 25 IPOs, which raised $9.9 billion, a jump...more

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Issuer Reporting and Disclosure Remains Focus of SEC and Other Regulators

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In a recent speech, SEC Enforcement Director Andrew Ceresney confirmed the SEC’s continued pursuit of investigations and enforcement actions relating to issuer reporting and disclosure, an area that remains a high priority...more

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SEC Emphasizes Need for Documentation of Why Significant Deficiency is not a Material Weakness

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The SEC recently announced settled administrative proceedings against Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (MHR), the former chief financial officer and chief accounting officer of MHR, the engagement partner on MHR’s external...more

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Whether 1992 Or 2013 Version Of COSO Framework — Disclose In Management’s And Auditor’s Internal Control Reports

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Last week, I posted a piece regarding the “squishy” deadline (to borrow the term of art coined by the COSO Chair) for implementation of the new 2013 COSO internal control framework. As you may recall, the original 1992 COSO...more

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