Officials and employees are working from home and doing inspections of U.S. audit firms remotely to protect them from infection.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is giving “conditional” regulatory relief from certain filing obligations for public companies due to the outbreak.
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has released a paper examining the impact of the coronavirus, and how it is affecting economies around the world, including the U.S.
Leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board issued a joint statement Wednesday about the impact of the coronavirus on audit firms trying to operate in China.
The Financial Reporting Council issued guidance Tuesday about the disclosure of risks surrounding the coronavirus, and is discussing with audit firms whether the virus will affect their ability to review audits in China.