To address PCAOB concerns, the external auditor
is requiring more detailed documentation from
internal audit than they had in previous years,
and, consistent with the standards, not accepting
internal audit work in some of the high-risk areas
in the assessment of the effectiveness of ICFR.
According to attendees, the October 2013 release
by the PCAOB of Staff Audit Practice Alert No. 11:
Considerations of Audits of Internal Control Over
Financial Reporting resulted in tension between
internal and external auditors.