US accounting regulator says audit quality improved after crackdown

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Regulators found fewer mistakes in audits of US companies in 2024, according to new data, in a reversal of a negative trend that began in the pandemic.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board hailed the results as vindication of its campaign to raise quality, which has involved levying higher fines and imposing tougher audit standards and has created…