{
  "id": 15654749,
  "title": "Big Four firms call on SEC to soften PCAOB quality control standards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/big-four-firms-call-on-sec-to-soften-pcaob-quality-control-standards",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T19:30:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CFO Dive",
    "slug": "cfo-dive",
    "url": "https://www.cfodive.com/news/big-four-firms-urge-sec-soften-pcaob-quality-control-standards-deloitee-kpmg-pwc-ey/833393/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The PCAOB revisions may receive a warm response from the SEC, which under Chair Paul Atkins has pursued several efforts to ease compliance burdens.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}