Continental Stock Transfer & Trust, the largest U.S. owned transfer agent, provides shareholder related recordkeeping services to 1,250 public and private companies and cross-border agent services to 100 global issuers. We spoke with Karri Van Dell, Vice President of Continental … Continue reading
Author Archives: Nicole Hallas
Internal Control Weaknesses Following an IPO
Private companies must undertake certain regulatory obligations in order to conduct an Initial Public Offering (IPO). In addition to preparing financial statements and complying with appropriate accounting standards, a company considering going public must also assess their system of Internal … Continue reading
Assessing Impacts of COVID-19 in Disclosure Controls
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sow chaos and disruption, SEC registrants need to evaluate the impact of the pandemic related to multiple aspects of financial reporting, including the quality of disclosures. Audit Analytics has discussed some of the tangible … Continue reading
Error Corrections: A Look at Adjustment and Restatement Trends
At times, errors may arise when issuing financial statements. When such an error is identified, a correction must be made. The scope and nature of these corrections dictate a company’s next steps and may provide useful information into financial reporting … Continue reading
Auditor Tenure by Revenue
Looking at auditor tenure as a whole across a population of 4,356 SEC registrants, 49.2% have engaged an audit firm for less than 10 years, while 4.9% have engaged an auditor for 50 years or more. A very small portion … Continue reading
Audit Analytics for Consulting & Accounting Software Firms
Workiva, a connected reporting cloud-based platform company, supports financial reporting by transforming how business data is managed and reported. We spoke with Steve Soter, Workiva’s senior director of product marketing, to determine how he uses Audit Analytics to explore new … Continue reading
Auditor Changes Roundup: Q2 2020
Grant Thornton, with a net of eight new SEC audit clients, accounts for the most SEC audit clients gained among all firms in Q2 2020. As mentioned in Accounting Today, EY had more new engagements during the quarter, but netted … Continue reading