Moss Adams, with a net of 35 new SEC audit clients, accounts for the most new SEC audit clients among all firms this quarter, taking the lead of all company size categories (see tables below). Their combination with Hein & … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Broker-Dealer Market Share by Assets
Our last post, Who Audits Broker-Dealers, discussed the auditor market share of broker-dealers simply by the number of clients audited. The total assets of a company provides a general idea of how large a company is, and we use this … Continue reading
Q4 2017 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and Stats
Overview There were 68 initial public offerings in U.S. markets in the fourth quarter of 2017, more than doubling from the same period last year when there were 33 IPOs. The total amount raised this quarter was $12.8 billion, a … Continue reading
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Which Companies are Affected and by How Much?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed into law in December 2017, is going to significantly affect the amount of taxes on income paid by U.S. companies. The major provisions of the Act include a drop in corporate tax rate … Continue reading
A Fifteen Year Review of Audit Fees
Audit Analytics has released its annual audit fees report, Audit Fees and Non-Audit Fees: A Fifteen Year Trend, which focuses on the audit and non-audit fees paid and disclosed by accelerated and large accelerated filers. A review of non-audit fees … Continue reading