The economy, cybersecurity, climate change, and cryptocurrency are among top concerns for the year ahead expressed by 700 U.S. public company audit partners as part of the Center for Audit Quality’s (CAQ) first “Audit Partner Pulse Survey” released July 6.

“We’re excited to launch this first-of-its-kind survey of the U.S. public company audit industry that will offer a bird’s-eye view of the state of the economy that only auditors can provide,” said CAQ Chief Executive Julie Bell Lindsay. “We intend for this survey to be a regular initiative by CAQ.”

Maria L. Murphy, CPA, is a regular contributor to Compliance Week. She is a senior content management analyst, accounting and auditing products, CCH tax and accounting North America for Wolters Kluwer....