Audit Analytics recently released a new report, Financial Restatements: A Twenty-Year Review. This annual report, containing an updated format, takes a closer look at trends in financial restatements, spanning from 2001 to 2020. When looking at restatements, we categorize them … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Registered Investment Adviser Market Share Analysis
A registered investment adviser (RIA) is a person or firm who advises individuals on investments and manages their portfolios. An examination of the RIA auditor market share reveals a slight divergence from a typical public market share analysis. In comparison … Continue reading
Redeemable Share Restatement is Bad Timing for WeWork
On Wednesday, December 1, WeWork Inc. [WE] announced they discovered a material weakness in their internal controls and would restate their financial statements to reflect the correct classification of redeemable shares. The company’s share price fell by 5.2% in after-hours … Continue reading
Who Audits Benefit Plans
SEC registrants that offer benefit plans are required to file an annual Form 11-K containing an auditor’s report of the benefit plan’s financial statements. Different from post-employment benefit plans covered by ERISA, 11-K annual reports apply to employee stock purchase, … Continue reading