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Standards and Related Rules

The following standards and related rules have been adopted by the PCAOB and approved by the SEC.


Auditing Standard No. 1: References in Auditors’ Reports to the Standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

Auditing Standard No. 2: An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Performed in Conjunction With an Audit of Financial Statements [Superseded]

Auditing Standard No. 3: Audit Documentation

Auditing Standard No. 4: Reporting on Whether a Previously Reported Material Weakness Continues to Exist

Auditing Standard No. 5: An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting That Is Integrated with An Audit of Financial Statements

Auditing Standard No. 6: Evaluating Consistency of Financial Statements

Interim Standards: Pre-existing standards adopted by the Board as its interim standards to be used on an initial, transitional basis.

Rule 3100: Compliance with Auditing and Related Professional Practice Standards

Rule 3101: Certain Terms Used in Auditing and Related Professional Practice Standards

Rules 3501, 3502, 3520 to 3524, and 3526: Ethics and Independence Rules and Related Information

Rule 3525: Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Non-Audit Services Related to Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Policy Regarding Use of PCAOB Materials