- Inspection year
- 2022
- Report date
- 26-Oct-2023
- PCAOB release
- 104-2024-003
- Audits reviewed
- 4
- Audits w/ Part I.A deficiencies
- 4
- Part I.A deficiency rate
- 100%
- Part I.A deficiencies
- 8
- Part I.B deficiencies
- 15
- Report
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Deficiencies (8)
Grouped by issuer and in the same order as the PCAOB report, so each item ties back directly to the source.
Issuer A1 deficiency
| # | Area | Deficiency | Standard | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Significant Accounts and Disclosures | The firm did not plan and perform an audit that provided a reasonable basis for its audit opinion on the issuer's financial statements because it limited its procedures to establishing a materiality level for the financial statements certain risk assessment procedures and an independence memorandum. (AS 1101.03; AS 1105.04; AS 2101.08 and .10; AS 2110.04; AS 2301.08; AS 2401.57; AS 2410.03; AS 2415.03; AS 2805.05; AS 2810.30 and .31) Financial statement audit only | AS 1101.3; AS 1105.4; AS 2101.8; AS 2101.10; AS 2110.4; AS 2301.8; AS 2401.57; AS 2410.3; AS 2415.3; AS 2805.5; AS 2810.30; AS 2810.31 |
Issuer B1 deficiency
| # | Area | Deficiency | Standard | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Significant Accounts and Disclosures | The firm did not plan and perform an audit that provided a reasonable basis for its audit opinion on the issuer's financial statements because it limited its procedures to establishing a preliminary material level certain risk assessment procedures confirmation of a related party transaction and confirmation of shareholder listings. (AS 1101.03; AS 1105.04; AS 2101.08 and .10; AS 2105.03; AS 2110.04; AS 2301.08; AS 2401.57; AS 2410.03; AS 2415.03; AS 2810.30 and .31) Financial statement audit only | AS 1101.3; AS 1105.4; AS 2101.8; AS 2101.10; AS 2105.3; AS 2110.4; AS 2301.8; AS 2401.57; AS 2410.3; AS 2415.3; AS 2810.5; AS 2810.30 |
Issuer C4 deficiencies
| # | Area | Deficiency | Standard | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audit Evidence | Prior to the report release date the firm did not complete all necessary audit procedures and obtain sufficient evidence to support the representations in the auditor's report. Specifically the firm did not review the work of engagement team members until after the report release date to evaluate whether with respect to the significant or fraud risks the (1) work was performed and documented (2) objectives of the procedures were achieved and (3) results of the procedures performed supported the conclusions reached. (AS 1105.04; AS 1201.05; AS 1215.15) Financial statement audit only | AS 1105.4; AS 1201.5; AS 1215.15 | |
| 2 | Business Combinations | During the year the issuer acquired a business. The following deficiency was identified: · The firm did not identify and evaluate a departure from GAAP related to the issuer (1) not measuring the acquisition consideration as of the acquisition date and (2) allocating the purchase price using the book value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed which was not in conformity with FASB ASC Topic 805 Business Combinations. (AS 2810.30) Unrelated to our review the issuer reevaluated its accounting for the business combination and concluded that a material misstatement existed related to the measurement of the acquisition consideration that had not been previously identified. The issuer subsequently corrected this misstatement in a restatement of its financial statements and the firm revised and reissued its report on the financial statements. Financial statement audit only | AS 2810.30 | |
| 3 | Business Combinations | During the year the issuer acquired a business. The following deficiency was identified: · The firm did not identify and evaluate a departure from GAAP related to the issuer's omission of certain disclosures that are required by FASB ASC Topic 805. (AS 2810.30 and .31) Unrelated to our review the issuer reevaluated its accounting for the business combination and concluded that a material misstatement existed related to the measurement of the acquisition consideration that had not been previously identified. The issuer subsequently corrected this misstatement in a restatement of its financial statements and the firm revised and reissued its report on the financial statements. Financial statement audit only | AS 2810.30; AS 2810.31 | |
| 4 | Business Combinations | During the year the issuer acquired a business. The following deficiency was identified: · The firm did not perform any substantive procedures to determine whether the issuer identified and recorded all assets acquired. (AS 2301.08) Unrelated to our review the issuer reevaluated its accounting for the business combination and concluded that a material misstatement existed related to the measurement of the acquisition consideration that had not been previously identified. The issuer subsequently corrected this misstatement in a restatement of its financial statements and the firm revised and reissued its report on the financial statements. Financial statement audit only | AS 2301.8 |
Issuer D2 deficiencies
| # | Area | Deficiency | Standard | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audit Evidence | Prior to the report release date the firm did not complete all necessary audit procedures and obtain sufficient evidence to support the representations in the auditor's report. Specifically the firm did not review the work of engagement team members until after the report release date to evaluate whether with respect to substantially all of the auditing procedures the (1) work was performed and documented (2) objectives of the procedures were achieved and (3) results of the procedures performed supported the conclusions reached. (AS 1105.04; AS 1201.05; AS 1215.15) Financial statement audit only | AS 1105.4; AS 1201.5; AS 1215.15 | |
| 2 | Revenue | The firm did not perform any substantive procedures to evaluate whether the performance obligations were satisfied before certain revenue was recognized. (AS 2301.08 and .13) Financial statement audit only | AS 2301.8; AS 2301.13 |