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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board oversees the audits of public companies and SEC-registered brokers and dealers.
Protecting Investors in 2023
In 2023, we made significant progress, including modernizing our standards and rules to meet today’s challenges, enhancing our inspections to meet the challenges of today’s global economy, and issuing record-setting enforcement penalties for the second straight year to deter bad actors.
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Your Tips Help the PCAOB Protect Investors
How can you play a role in helping to protect investors? The public can play a critical role in our enforcement efforts by letting us know when they see something amiss.
PCAOB Chair Erica Y. Williams explains the different ways you can send tips to the PCAOB. Watch our video to see what types of information are useful to the PCAOB.
A new staff report provides observations from the PCAOB’s target team, a group of inspectors who focus on emerging audit risks and other topics.
Inspections
In a new staff report, the PCAOB’s staff has outlined 2024 inspection priorities, with a focus on driving improvements in audit quality.
Inspections