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.

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....