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  3. 有关会计师事务所应当以适当的方式提请国家档案主管部门对《档案法》的有关规定进行解释,明确哪些审计工作底稿属于国家所有,哪些审计工作底稿属于“对国家和社会具有保存价值的”档案,境内会计师事务所与境外会计师事务所的业务协作模式是否涉及档案出境等。上述问题得到明确后,在美上市公司和有关会计师事务所切实履行保护档案的法定义务就有了明晰的法律指引。
  4. 在美上市公司和有关会计师事务所应及时修改审计服务协议的保密条款。考虑到审计服务协议关于保密义务例外的约定存在一定的法律风险,在美上市公司和有关会计师事务所应当积极沟通,打消我国证券监管机构的顾虑。一方面,审计服务协议可明确写入“会计师事务所对外提供审计工作底稿或者其他资料,应当遵守中国法律并经中国有关主管部门依法批准”的内容,以彰显对我国法律法规的尊重;另一方面,对PCAOB等境外监管机构是否有权要求会计师事务所提供审计工作底稿和其他有关资料等事项,审计服务协议不宜作出规定,这既不影响双方的权利义务,也不会引发法律风险。如有必要,在美上市公司和有关会计师事务所还可以按照以上模式对以前年度的审计服务协议进行追溯调整,签订相应的补充协议。
  
Legal Risks Arising from PCAOB’s Inspection on Chinese Accounting Firms

  
and Applicable Responsive Measures

  
LIU Yi

  
(Nankai University School of Economics, Tianjin 300071)

  Abstract: As regards the possible inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on the workpapers of Chinese accounting firms, Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges and related Chinese accounting firms shall consider the risks of violating the rules in the Law on Guarding State Secrets and the Archives Law as well as the acceptability of secret-keeping clause in the auditing services agreement. It is suggested that the above mentioned companies and accounting firms consolidate the state secret and archive management, in particular lawfully identify and protect state secret and other achieves; Accounting firms should advise national authority to interpret related uncertain rules. Furthermore, secret-keeping clause in the auditing services agreement should be properly negotiated.


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