The PCAOB said it has cumulatively conducted inspections of one or more registered firms in 35 jurisdictions as of December 2010. At the same time, the PCAOB noted that in 2010 it was denied access to information necessary to conduct inspections in China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Discussions are continuing with the relevant authorities in those jurisdictions in an effort to resolve their objections to PCAOB inspections (the PCAOB executed a bilateral agreement with the UK audit regulator in early January 2011 that provides a basis for the resumption of PCAOB inspections in the UK). The PCAOB has announced the 31 jurisdictions in which the PCAOB plans to conduct inspections in 2011, including all of those in which access was denied in 2010.

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• Updated Information on PCAOB International Inspections (link to PCAOB website)
• Jurisdictions in which PCAOB Has Conducted Inspections of Registered Non-U.S. Firms (link to PCAOB website)
• Registered Firms not yet Inspected even though Four Years have Passed since Issuance of an Audit Report while Registered (link to PCAOB website)
• International Jurisdictions Intended for PCAOB Inspections in 2011 (link to PCAOB website)