Wednesday, June 22, 2011

PCAOB considers mandatory rotation and audit reports


THE US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is to address the relevance and value of the audit report in a series of papers to be published in the coming months.

Two projects will run simultaneously: the first will examine possible changes to the audit reporting model with a view to adding value for the investor; the second looks at enhancing the relevance of the report by boosting confidence in the audit.

Chairman James R Doty (pictured) addressed the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Reporting Institute at a conference in California yesterday.

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