CAMs
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ArticleEY analysis: Audit committees increasing their disclosures to shareholders
Audit committees continue to increase the amount of disclosures they are providing to shareholders across a wide variety of categories, according to a recent analysis conducted by EY.
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Auditors ID 1.8 CAMs per large accelerated filer, report says
Large accelerated filers saw an average of 1.8 issues called out as critical audit matters in their first round of reporting, according to a new analysis.
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Deloitte names, describes two CAMs at Microsoft
Among the first to disclose critical audit matters, Microsoft’s auditor, Deloitte, identifies revenue recognition and uncertain tax positions as CAMs.
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CAMs are coming, and companies should warn investors
Audit reports are about to get a lot longer, and companies would be wise to give financial statement users some advance warning to head off any knee-jerk reactions.
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PCAOB advises auditors to expand view of CAMs
After reviewing implementation activity, the PCAOB is advising auditors to think a little more broadly about how they identify and describe CAMs.
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CAMs may drive more management disclosure, dry runs reveal
A pending requirement for auditors to disclose critical audit matters in their reports may compel management to take a closer look at their own disclosures.
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Report calls out gender disparity among engagement partners
As audit firms disclose who performs public company audits, gender diversity is emerging as the first major concern regarding audit engagement leadership.
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CAQ: Control deficiencies not CAMs, but could be tied to one
A significant deficiency in internal control over financial reporting will not automatically constitute a critical audit matter that auditors will have to disclose under a new auditing standard, but it could suggest auditors will disclose a CAM related to the underlying accounting, said the Center for Audit Quality.
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Reporting improves with KAM disclosures, study says
After a year of reporting “key audit matters” in audit reports abroad, financial reporting has improved, says a study by a global accounting group.
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Auditors get guidance on altering audit report
Auditors have some new guidance from the PCAOB about how to begin revising their audit reports to reflect new requirements that take effect this year-end.
