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Audit Analytics for Consulting & Accounting Software Firms

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Nicole Hallas

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 →

Posted in AQRM, Quality of Reporting

Altman Z-Score as an Indicator of Financial Health

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Nicole Hallas

Evaluating a company’s financial health and performance always involves a degree of uncertainty, but there are measures that can be utilized to more objectively review financial strength. Metrics, such as the Altman Z-Score, have been developed in an attempt to … Continue reading →

Posted in Accounting + Oversight, AQRM, Quality of Earnings, Red Flags

Non-Audit Fees Among S&P 500

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Nicole Hallas

A review of non-audit fees in relation to overall audit fees is an interesting comparison, as the SEC considers high non-audit fees to be an auditor independence concern. If an auditor earns a large amount of fees performing non-audit fee … Continue reading →

Posted in AQRM, Audit + Compliance, Audit Fees

An Overview of Nineteen Years of Changes in Accounting Estimates

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Nicole Hallas

While some numbers in financial statements are relatively straightforward, others can be complex. Some of the more complex figures that are unable to be concretely quantified require management to make significant estimates. There are many components of financial statements that … Continue reading →

Posted in Accounting + Oversight, Accounting Estimates, AQRM

Accounting Quality + Risk Matrix Allows for Quick Insight

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Nicole Hallas

Trying to identify red flags or trends in a company’s financial statements and public disclosures is a monumental task. The lengthy, and often opaque, nature of financial reporting makes the process of trying to thoroughly screen a company’s disclosures, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Accounting + Oversight, AQRM

Benford’s Law as a Quality of Reporting Indicator

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Nicole Hallas

There are several different tools and mathematical formulas that can be utilized to determine the strength of a company’s financial statements. One of the most intriguing and useful tools to detect accounting irregularities is the mathematical formula Benford’s Law – … Continue reading →

Posted in Accounting + Oversight, AQRM, Quality of Earnings, Quality of Reporting

An Overview of 17 Years of Changes in Accounting Estimates

Posted on October 24, 2017 by John Pakaluk

Launched back in 2013, the Audit Analytics Changes in Accounting Estimates database now has nearly 18 years worth of changes in accounting estimate disclosures. We’ve analyzed all annual and quarterly SEC filings going back to January 1, 2000. We have just … Continue reading →

Posted in Accounting + Oversight, Accounting Estimates, AQRM

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