Financial A&A news from around the web: May 19 – 23, 2025

Invoice rejection spike suggests tactic’s use as tariff buffer, study says 

The sharp rise suggests firms seek to delay payments as they did in the pandemic, according to an analysis from Basware, a financial automation company. 

PCAOB shares perspectives from 2024 conversations with audit committee chairs 

In addition to presenting key takeaways from the PCAOB staff’s nearly 300 conversations with audit committee chairs in 2024, a new Spotlight also provides answers to questions that audit committee chairs frequently raise when engaging with PCAOB staff.