Public companies receiving going concern audit opinions during fiscal year 2020 were at the lowest number (1,261) and percentage (17.9 percent) for all years between 2000 and 2020, according to a new report from Audit Analytics.

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....