Listed company audit firms register open for public viewing
June 27, 2007
In April 2007, JICPA introduced a requirement of registration for firms which audit listed companies in order to enhance the quality control of these firms since listed companies tend to exert wide public influence, and to ensure confidence in audits by CPAs in capital markets. JICPA accepted registrations from such audit firms until April 17 as the first deadline. After deliberations by the Quality Control Committee and the Quality Control Oversight Board of JICPA, 160 firms were allowed to register. JICPA posted the register of these audit firms on May 31 on the JICPA website.
Firms which audited listed companies on April 1 are required to apply for registration by July 15. The final register is expected to be released in August.
The register is available in Japanese only.