- Inspection year
- 2024
- Report date
- 25-Sep-2025
- PCAOB release
- 104-2025-146
- Audits reviewed
- 6
- Audits w/ Part I.A deficiencies
- 6
- Part I.A deficiency rate
- 100%
- Part I.A deficiencies
- 19
- Part I.B deficiencies
- 13
- Report
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Deficiencies (19)
Grouped by issuer and in the same order as the PCAOB report, so each item ties back directly to the source.
Issuer A8 deficiencies
| # | Area | Deficiency | Standard | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revenue and Related Accounts | The firm selected a sample of transactions to test revenue and performed cut-off testing. The following deficiency was identified: • The firm determined that the issuer was unable to support whether or not it had satisfied its performance obligations for several revenue transactions selected for testing. As a result the firm identified adjusting entries that the issuer recorded. The firm did not perform procedures to obtain further audit evidence to address whether the adjusting journal entries were appropriate or if the firm was unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to have a reasonable basis to conclude about whether the financial statements as a whole were free of material misstatement the firm should have expressed a qualified opinion or a disclaimer of opinion. (AS 2810.35) In connection with our review the issuer reevaluated its accounting for certain revenue and related accounts and concluded that a material misstatement existed 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 2810.35 | Incorrect opinion |
| 2 | Revenue and Related Accounts | The firm selected a sample of transactions to test revenue and performed cut-off testing. The following deficiency was identified: • The firm did not perform sufficient procedures to evaluate whether two additional journal entries that it identified to reverse revenue which the issuer recorded were appropriate because it did not evaluate the appropriateness of the offsets to the reversed revenue. (AS 2301.08 and .13) In connection with our review the issuer reevaluated its accounting for certain revenue and related accounts and concluded that a material misstatement existed 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; AS 2301.13 | Incorrect opinion |
| 3 | Revenue and Related Accounts | The firm did not perform sufficient procedures to evaluate whether the issuer recognized certain revenue in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers because it did not evaluate the issuer's conclusions about collectability and satisfaction of performance obligations beyond obtaining confirmations from certain customers. (AS 2301.08 and .13) Financial statement audit only | AS 2301.8; AS 2301.13 | Significant riskIncorrect opinion |
| 4 | Revenue and Related Accounts | The firm did not perform procedures to test the issuer's conclusion that an allowance for doubtful accounts was not necessary beyond testing the issuer's accounts receivable aging report for clerical accuracy and completeness and testing certain subsequent cash receipts. (AS 2501.07) Financial statement audit only | AS 2501.7 | Incorrect opinion |
| 5 | Intangible Assets | The issuer performed a quantitative assessment to determine whether its intangible assets were impaired. The firm's approach for substantively testing this assessment was to develop an independent expectation of the fair value of the intangible assets. The following deficiencies were identified: • The firm did not perform procedures to demonstrate that in developing its independent expectation it took into account certain requirements of the applicable financial framework so that its independent expectation considered the factors relevant to the estimate. (AS 2501.21) Financial statement audit only | AS 2501.21 | Significant riskIncorrect opinion |
| 6 | Intangible Assets | The issuer performed a quantitative assessment to determine whether its intangible assets were impaired. The firm's approach for substantively testing this assessment was to develop an independent expectation of the fair value of the intangible assets. The following deficiencies were identified: • The firm did not perform procedures to demonstrate it had a reasonable basis for certain assumptions it independently derived beyond performing a sensitivity analysis for one of those assumptions. (AS 2501.22) Financial statement audit only | AS 2501.22 | Significant riskIncorrect opinion |
| 7 | Intangible Assets | The issuer performed a quantitative assessment to determine whether its intangible assets were impaired. The firm's approach for substantively testing this assessment was to develop an independent expectation of the fair value of the intangible assets. The following deficiencies were identified: • The firm did not perform sufficient procedures to demonstrate that it had a reasonable basis including taking into account its understanding of the issuer's process for another assumption it derived because it did not demonstrate how its assumption took into account certain factors relevant to the estimate. (AS 2501.21 and .22) Financial statement audit only | AS 2501.21; AS 2501.22 | Significant riskIncorrect opinion |
| 8 | Intangible Assets | The issuer performed a quantitative assessment to determine whether its intangible assets were impaired. The firm's approach for substantively testing this assessment was to develop an independent expectation of the fair value of the intangible assets. The following deficiencies were identified: • The firm did not perform procedures to evaluate the relevance and reliability of information it obtained from an external source and used to develop one of its assumptions. (AS 1105.04 and .06) Financial statement audit only | AS 1105.4; AS 1105.6 | Significant riskIncorrect opinion |
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 its procedures were limited to establishing a materiality level for the financial statements certain planning procedures and obtaining certain issuer-prepared documents. (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 2805.05; 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 2805.5; AS 2810.30; AS 2810.31 |
Issuer C4 deficiencies
| # | Area | Deficiency | Standard | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equity-Method Investments | The issuer held equity-method investments with various investees. For one equity-method investment the following deficiency was identified: • The firm did not perform procedures beyond inquiry to evaluate whether the issuer evaluated whether there were any factors or indicators that there was an other than temporary decrease in the value of this investment in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 323 Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures including consideration of certain factors of which the firm was aware that indicated that there was a loss in the value of the investment that was other than a temporary decline. (AS 2301.08 and .11; AS 2810.03) Financial statement audit only | AS 2301.8; AS 2301.11; AS 2810.3 | Significant risk |
| 2 | Equity-Method Investments | The issuer held equity-method investments with various investees. For one equity-method investment the following deficiency was identified: • The firm did not perform procedures beyond inquiry to evaluate whether the issuer recognized its share of the earnings or losses of the investee. (AS 2301.08 and .11) Financial statement audit only | AS 2301.8; AS 2301.11 | Significant risk |
| 3 | Equity-Method Investments | The issuer held equity-method investments with various investees. For one equity-method investment the following deficiency was identified: • The firm did not sufficiently evaluate the issuer's conclusion not to consolidate this investee because it did not evaluate whether the issuer had a controlling financial interest in the investee. (AS 2301.08 and .11) Financial statement audit only | AS 2301.8; AS 2301.11 | Significant risk |
| 4 | Equity-Method Investments | For another equity-method investment the firm did not perform procedures beyond inquiry to test the valuation of this investment at year end and the related impairment losses. Further the firm did not perform procedures to test whether impairment losses were recorded in the appropriate period even though it was aware of certain contrary evidence. (AS 2301.08; AS 2810.03) Financial statement audit only | AS 2301.8; AS 2810.3 | Significant risk |
Issuer D4 deficiencies
| # | Area | Deficiency | Standard | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodwill | The issuer reported goodwill related to certain reporting units. The firm did not perform any procedures to evaluate whether the issuer identified its reporting units in conformity with FASB ASC Topic 350 Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. (AS 2301.08 and .13) Financial statement audit only | AS 2301.8; AS 2301.13 | Significant risk |
| 2 | Goodwill | For one reporting unit the issuer engaged an external specialist to perform a quantitative assessment to evaluate goodwill for impairment. The firm's approach for substantively testing the quantitative assessment was to test the issuer's process and develop an independent expectation. The following deficiency was identified: • The firm did not perform procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of certain significant assumptions used by the company's specialist in the quantitative assessment and/or used by the firm in developing its independent expectation. (AS 1105.A8b; AS 2501.16) Financial statement audit only | AS 1105.A8; AS 2501.16 | Significant risk |
| 3 | Goodwill | For one reporting unit the issuer engaged an external specialist to perform a quantitative assessment to evaluate goodwill for impairment. The firm's approach for substantively testing the quantitative assessment was to test the issuer's process and develop an independent expectation. The following deficiency was identified: • The firm did not perform procedures to demonstrate it had a reasonable basis for certain assumptions it independently derived and used in its independent expectation. (AS 2501.22) Financial statement audit only | AS 2501.22 | |
| 4 | Goodwill | For another reporting unit the issuer performed a qualitative assessment to evaluate goodwill for impairment and determined that it was not more likely than not that the carrying value of the reporting unit was more than its fair value. The firm's approach for substantively testing whether this goodwill was impaired was to develop an independent expectation of the fair value of the reporting unit. The firm did not perform procedures to demonstrate it had a reasonable basis for certain assumptions it independently derived and used in developing its independent expectation. (AS 2501.22) Financial statement audit only | AS 2501.22 | Significant risk |
Issuer E1 deficiency
| # | Area | Deficiency | Standard | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Investments | The firm did not perform procedures to evaluate the issuer's qualitative assessments to evaluate whether certain of its investments were impaired. (AS 2301.08 and .11) Financial statement audit only | AS 2301.8; AS 2301.11 | Significant risk |
Issuer F1 deficiency
| # | Area | Deficiency | Standard | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodwill | The issuer performed a quantitative assessment using a discounted cash flow analysis to assess goodwill for impairment. The firm did not perform procedures to test the issuer's quantitative assessment beyond comparing the analysis with prior year analyses testing the mathematical accuracy of the analysis and researching general industry economic conditions. (AS 2501.07) Financial statement audit only | AS 2501.7 |