PCAOB Auditing Standard AS 2501- Auditing Accounting Estimates, Including Fair Value Measurements
Posted by John Braun Nov 8, 2019 1:03:00 PM
The new standard (AS 2501), which is effective for fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2020, replaces three existing standards relative to auditing accounting estimates. While this replacement implies that much of the content already existed, the PCAOB has adopted this standard because the use of complex accounting estimates and fair value measurements continues to grow. Their oversight activities have revealed a pattern of audit deficiencies in these areas of the audit that are also often some of those areas with the greatest audit risk.
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