Deloitte and Grant Thornton each had net increases in new public company audit clients in 2021, but all but one of the other Big Four and global and national firms experienced net decreases or no change, according to the latest annual study.
In Audit Analytics’ 2021 summary of auditor changes reported in Securities and Exchange Commission filings, Deloitte ranked first among Big Four audit firms in total new SEC engagements (33). Deloitte’s net gain (13) led the Big Four and was an improvement from last year’s gain (six), continuing its run of seven straight years achieving net positive results.
