Voluntary Audit Committee Disclosures Continue to Increase – But Only Slightly
The EY Center for Board Matters (EY Center) has released its ninth annual review of Fortune 100 audit committee-related proxy...
Audit Committee Chairs Discuss the Impact of Covid-19 with the PCAOB
The PCAOB has published Conversations with Audit Committee Chairs: COVID-19 and the Audit (Conversations). As part of its 2020 audit firm...
IIA and IFAC Issue an Audit Committee Call to Action on COVID-19
On July 8, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) issued Six Recommendations for...
G&A Finds That Ninety Percent of the S&P 500 Publish a Sustainability Report
On July 16, the Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A) released Trends on the sustainability reporting practices of S&P 500 Index...
Want to Improve the Reliability of Your ESG Reporting? The CAQ Suggests Asking Your Auditor for Help
As noted in the G&A report discussed above, a significant number of large-cap companies obtain some level of third-party assurance for...
Protiviti’s Annual Survey Finds Rising SOX Compliance Costs
Consulting firm Protiviti has released the 2020 edition of its annual survey of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance costs, SOX Compliance...
COVID-19 Disclosure and Financial Reporting Guidance: Part III
Guidance and advice concerning the impact of COVID-19 on financial reporting continues to proliferate. While the details may not be of...
Thinking of Replacing Your Auditor’s Tax Services? Get Ready for a Higher Tax Bill
One of the concerns that lead to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was that the auditor’s provision of non-audit services to audit clients...