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Tag: AUDIT COMMITTEE

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The SEC’s New SOX Squad: Five Takeaways for Auditors and Public Companies

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In a shrinking enforcement area, the SOX group is growing.The SEC initiated only 10 accounting and auditing actions in 2025, the lowest number in nine years. The monetary figures are even more striking than those case counts. The SEC collec...

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Split with EY the Latest Bad News for Super Micro

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Accounting giant Ernst & Young recently took the extraordinary step of firing one of its clients, Super Micro Computer. A public filing last week by the California-based maker of computer servers revealed EY used remarkably strong langu...

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Five Key Considerations for Audit Committees During the Pandemic

Five Key Considerations for Audit Committees During the Pandemic

Five Key Considerations for Audit Committees During the Pandemic

The pandemic has everyone rethinking how they do things, whether it be personal greetings, grocery shopping, organized sports—or, in the case of audit committees, financial oversight. In January, we examined five items that the SEC wanted o...

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Five Key Things the SEC Wants Audit Committees to Know

Five Key Things the SEC Wants Audit Committees to Know

Five Key Things the SEC Wants Audit Committees to Know

Officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission gave public companies a belated Christmas gift on December 30, offering insights into their thoughts on a range of accounting issues. Commission officials have dropped hints about their...

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