All audit risk articles
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Resourcee-Book: New audit risk landscape: ESG, cyber, more
As companies face sustainability reporting challenges, accounting and audit firms are fielding increased requests for assistance, along with demands from investors and regulatory bodies for assurance on disclosures.
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ArticleGartner report: How coronavirus has altered audit risks for 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically altered the risk landscape for chief audit executives and audit departments by exacerbating long-standing risks while giving rise to new ones, a new report by research and advisory firm Gartner finds.
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ArticlePwC guidance: Navigating audit committee responsibilities amid the coronavirus pandemic
Internal auditors will want to check out a recent publication from PwC on how to navigate core audit committee responsibilities amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Blog
Delayed inspection reports will show plateau in audit improvements
When reports begin to emerge on the latest inspection findings for the major audit firms, they will show no broad, appreciable improvements over the prior year.
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Blog
Audit leaders issue another year-end alert on key risks
Audit leaders have handed out yet another alert to auditors to dig into high-risk areas as they prepare for the upcoming year-end audit cycle.
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Blog
Alert calls out audit risks under new revenue rule
With implementation of the revenue standard looming, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has issued some guidance to help companies keep audit risks in mind. More from Tammy Whitehouse.
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How to Worry About M&A Accounting in This Year’s Audit
Image: Merger activity is booming this year. That means plenty of scrutiny from audit firms in the coming year-end audit, since the firms themselves are under PCAOB pressure to be more skeptical of fair value, provisional figures in financial statements, and the like—all crucial to accounting for M&A deals. “Audit ...