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Pcaob Inspections: Perceptions Of Triennial Firms With No-Deficiency Inspections, Bernard H. Newman, Mary Ellen Oliverio
Pcaob Inspections: Perceptions Of Triennial Firms With No-Deficiency Inspections, Bernard H. Newman, Mary Ellen Oliverio
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The drive to enhance audit quality after the cascade of audit failures in the final decades of the last century and first two years of the new century resulted in a new structure for the oversight of public accounting firms. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) was established with the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This Board was given the authority to inspect all public accounting firms who provide audits to publicly-owned companies reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such public accounting firms were required to register with the PCAOB. Accounting firms who audit more than …