The effects of climate change, and the accompanying disclosures, have risen to the forefront of the conversation for public companies. For example, in the US, the SEC has begun issuing climate-change-related comment letters. There are a variety of impacts that … Continue reading
Category Archives: Key Audit Matters – Canada
Trends in 2020 Canadian KAMs
The initiative to include key audit matters (KAMs) in auditor reports is a part of the global push for corporate and auditor transparency. In Canada, CAS 701 requires auditors to communicate KAMs in the auditor’s report. For companies listed on … Continue reading
What Investors Need to Know About Audits
On Monday, November 4, 2019, the CFA Society of New York hosted What Investors Need to Know About Audits, a forum that focused on the state of today’s audit process, how it has and continues to change over time, and … Continue reading
What Can We Learn About CAMs from KAMs?
In the United States, audit firms of large accelerated filers with fiscal years ending on or after June 30, 2019 are required to disclose Critical Audit Matters (CAMs) in their audit reports. For 53 of these large accelerated filers that … Continue reading
Changes in KAM Count
We recently analyzed the frequency in which key audit matters (KAMs) were disclosed in 2017 and 2018. In this post, we take a closer look at the changes in the number of KAMs disclosed by companies during the same time … Continue reading