US SEC approves new audit quality benchmarks over Republican objections
Sept 9 (Reuters) -Wall Street's top regulator on Monday gave the nod to new accounting standards set by a watchdog agency, part of an effort to address concerns about the prevalence of poor quality audits.
The five-person U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2, with Republican members objecting to what they said was a hasty drafting process and unnecessary burdens likely to fall on smaller audit firms.
THE TAKE
The U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), which Congress created in the wake of the Enron-era accounting scandals and whose rules and standards require SEC approval, has moved to tighten accounting rules and standards this year.
KEY QUOTE
"The PCAOB found that 46% -- nearly half -- of the auditing engagements it reviewed in 2023 fell short of obtaining sufficient, appropriate audit evidence," SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.
CONTEXT
The new standard, which the PCAOB had adopted in May, will require registered accounting firms to identify, manage and continuously monitor risks to audit quality control and will hold audit firm leadership accountable if the firm falls short of requirements.
However Republican members on the five-person U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission opposed the measure, saying it had been hastily produced and would create unnecessary burdens on smaller audit firms.
This included are requirement that they design compliant quality control systems even when they aren't currently performing audits subject to PCAOB standards.
WHAT'S NEXT
The new standard is due to take effect in December of next year.
Reporting by Douglas Gillison; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama
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