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PCAOB Fines Withum for Quality Control Violations

Lack of Experience and Training is the Underlying Cause The following blog is taken from an interview soliciting my views on SPAC audit problems that was published by CFO Brew online by Courtney Vien on March 1, 2024. In case you needed more proof that the Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) boom is over, the PCAOB just […]

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Are SPACs on the Way Out? New Regulations are on the Horizon

SEC Comes Down Hard on Marcum LLP On June 21, 2023, the PCAOB sanctioned Marcum LLP for violating PCAOB rules and quality control standards by failing to take sufficient steps to ensure that its system of quality control provided reasonable assurance that: (1) the firm would comply with the requirements regarding the acceptance of issuer

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Are SPACs the Next Financial Disaster Waiting to Happen?

What is a SPAC? The new craze on Wall Street is SPACs, or a special purpose acquisition company. SPACs are shell companies formed with the sole purpose of raising funds so it can buy an existing business. There were over 100 SPAC IPOs in 2022. They are often referred to as blank check companies because

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