Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is a private-sector, nonprofit corporation, created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to oversee auditors of public companies in order to protect investors and the public interest by promoting the preparation of informative, fair, and independent audit reports. The SEC oversees the PCAOB. Further PCAOB information and news is available at the respective hyperlinks.