Note: All amounts stated are in Canadian dollars Throughout the first half of 2021, there were 142 new audit engagements and 145 departures among audit firms in Canada. Of these auditor changes, 27 accounting firms posted a net gain in new … Continue reading
Category Archives: Accounting Firms
AQRM Red Flags: Auditors
The Audit Analytics Accounting Quality + Risk Matrix (AQRM) makes it easy to identify accounting, audit, and governance red flags for public companies. This blog series breaks down the risks associated with specific firm-level events included in the AQRM. A public company’s … Continue reading
Auditor Changes Roundup: Q2 2021
BF Borgers, with a net of nine new SEC audit clients, gained the most SEC audit clients in Q2 2021. As mentioned in Accounting Today, Denver-based Gries & Associates followed with seven new SEC clients, five of which came from AJ … Continue reading
Who Audits Public Companies, by Market Cap – 2021 Edition
In recent analyses, Audit Analytics explored audit firm market share for SEC registrants, based on company-reported filer status. This snapshot provides a look at the audit firm market share based on market cap. The varying filer statuses – Large Accelerated, … Continue reading
Auditor Changes Roundup: Q1 2021
Note: This blog has been updated to reflect a correction in the first table. A previous version displayed gross audit fees won, the updated version shows net audit fees won. Grant Thornton, with a net of 12 new SEC audit … Continue reading
CLA Acquires BlumShapiro
On Thursday, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) announced the firm would acquire New England regional firm blumshapiro (BlumShapiro & Company), effective January 1, 2021. The addition of blumshapiro will help CLA establish a larger presence in the region, particularly Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode … Continue reading