Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“HFCAA”)
On December 18, 2020, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act ("HFCAA") became law.[1] Among other things, the statute requires the Commission to identify public companies that have retained a registered public accounting firm to issue an audit report where the firm has a branch or office that: (1) is located in a foreign jurisdiction, and (2) the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) has determined that it is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction.