SEC rules on audit board registration.

• Position: PCAOB News - Brief Article

All U.S. accounting firms that audit public companies must register with the PCAOB by Oct. 22 if they want to continue preparing or issuing audit reports.

Foreign accounting firms that audit public companies are also subject to the registration, but have an extra six months to do so.

To register with the PCAOB, visit www.pcaobus.org/pcaob_registration.asp.

Additionally, the PCAOB has set registration fees, which are tiered according to the number of issuer clients a firm performed audits for in the preceding fiscal year.

The fees will be as follows:

* Firms with no...