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The Effects of the PCAOB’s Annual Report on the Interim Inspection Program

Entrepreneur's Playbook | Episode: 741 | Guests: Marty Lindle | 0
The PCAOB has released its eighth annual report on the interim inspection program for auditors. Jen discusses how the report affects broker-dealers with Marty Lindle, an audit director and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Broker-Dealer team.

Jen: This is the PKF Texas Entrepreneur’s Playbook. I’m Jen Lemanski and I’m here today with Marty Lindle, a Director in our Audit department, and one of the faces of PKF Texas’ Broker-Dealer team. Marty, welcome back to The Playbook.

Marty: Thanks, Jen. Thanks for having me.

Jen: I know that the PCAOB recently released their eighth annual report on the interim inspection program for auditors. Can you give us an overview of what’s in this report?

Marty: The inspection program came about after the Madoff scandal in 2010. After that, the Dodd-Frank Act gave the PCAOB the authority to regulate broker-dealer auditors. They began inspecting firms in 2011 and issued their first findings in 2012. With that finding, they basically found 100% deficiency rate. After that, the law was changed to cause broker-dealers to be audited under the PCAOB standards instead of the AICPA standards.

Jen: And so, what does that actually mean? Why is that important for broker-dealers?

Marty: It’s important for broker-dealers because that’s what their auditors are going to be focused on. If you understand what their focus areas are, it can lead to a more efficient audit for yourself and probably reduce some costs. Also, one of the main findings of the initial inspection was independence violations. That’s gone down quite a bit in the subsequent years, but you don’t want to have an independence violation because that could cause you some regulatory scrutiny, and maybe even a re-audit.

Jen: Oh my gosh, well we will definitely get you back to talk a little bit more about some trends that you’re seeing with this in the broker-dealer space. Does that sound good?

Marty: That sounds great.

Jen: Perfect. This has been another Thought Leader Production, brought to you by PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook. If you’d like more information about broker-dealers, visit pkftexas.com. Tune in next week for another chapter.

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