Audit considerations in today's economic environment.

• Position: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Audit Practice Alert - Brief article

A new PCAOB Staff Audit Practice Alert assists auditors in identifying matters related to today's economic environment that might affect audit risk and require additional emphasis in audits of financial statements and audits of internal control over financial reporting.

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Among other things, the alert discusses auditing fair value measurements, accounting...