MAA Webinar Series · Live Session
QC 1000 Is Coming: Is Your Firm Ready?
What PCAOB-registered firms need to have in place before December 15, 2026.
QC 1000 represents a significant change in how PCAOB-registered accounting firms manage audit quality. Effective December 15, 2026, the standard introduces a proactive, risk-based approach that requires affected firms to identify potential quality risks, establish appropriate safeguards, assign clear accountability and continually monitor whether their quality-control system is working. This webinar translates QC 1000 into practical terms so your firm can evaluate its readiness before the effective date.
- Thu · Nov 12
- Next live session
- 1:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM EST
- 60 minutes
- 1.0
- CPE credit
- Live
- Open Q&A
About this session
A proactive, risk-based approach to audit quality.
QC 1000 introduces a proactive, risk-based approach that requires PCAOB-registered firms to identify potential quality risks, establish appropriate safeguards, assign clear accountability and continually monitor whether their quality-control system is working. Recent PCAOB amendments would allow affected firms to select their annual evaluation date and file Form QC within 60 days afterward, subject to SEC approval, so this session focuses on what firms should be doing now to prepare, rather than advertising a fixed deadline that may change.
This session is built for the practitioners who must translate the standard into firm policy, working papers and partner behavior before the December 15, 2026 effective date. Nothing that could have been a whitepaper. Only what changes your next client engagement.
What you'll take away
Six questions you'll leave able to answer.
Which firms and engagements are affected
A clear read of the PCAOB-registered scope and the engagement types that fall under QC 1000's new expectations.
The principal components of a QC 1000-compliant system
How governance, leadership, ethics, independence, acceptance, performance, resources, information/communication and monitoring fit together.
How to identify and assess firm-specific quality risks
A practical approach to spotting the risks that matter to your firm and sizing the safeguards that address them.
What must be documented, monitored and remediated
The records and evidence that demonstrate your QC system is working and what to do when it is not.
How leadership responsibilities and accountability will change
The new accountability expectations for firm leadership and how they flow into policies, training and day-to-day behavior.
What firms should prioritize before the standard becomes effective
A practical framework for evaluating readiness and sequencing the work that must be in place before December 15, 2026.
Register
Get QC 1000 right before the effective date.
Register once and we'll send the join link, calendar hold, CPE certificate details and the replay. No account required to attend.
- Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 1:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM EST
- QC 1000 readiness for PCAOB-registered firms
- 60 minutes, live Q&A included
- 1.0 CPE credit, certificate on completion
- Replay available for 12 months