Note: All amounts stated are in Canadian dollars Throughout 2019, Canadian auditor departures increased 16.6%, climbing to 338 departures from the 290 departures seen in 2018. The percentage of resignations has continued to trend upward, with 31% of auditor departures … Continue reading
Effects of Coronavirus on Financial Reporting
With the ongoing developments regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its effects on financial markets and financial reporting, Audit Analytics is monitoring important disclosures from public companies that reference the illness and the associated impacts. This includes companies that are … Continue reading
Coronavirus Triggers Going Concerns in Europe
The uncertainty caused by COVID-19 is causing companies in Europe to reevaluate their ability to continue as a going concern. A going concern modification is the expressed uncertainty that a company is unable to continue in the near future. Generally … Continue reading
Reasons for an Amended 10-K: 2019
Form 10-K, an annual report filed by US-based public registrants, is the most comprehensive source of information regarding a company’s financials and its underlying business. These reports are thoroughly scrutinized by investors and other users, which explains why they need … Continue reading
Auditor Rotation on the FTSE MIB
The FTSE MIB is the benchmark stock index consisting of the 40 most traded companies on the Borsa Italiana. In this post, we’ll examine the auditor tenure and rotation for these companies. Though Italy formally adopted the EU Audit Reform Directive … Continue reading
An Updated Overview of CAMs
Critical audit matters (CAMs), as required by AS 3101, took effect for audits of large accelerated filers with fiscal years ending on or after June 30, 2019. The majority of large accelerated filers have fiscal years ending on December 31, … Continue reading
A Twelve Year Review of Canadian Audit Fees and Non-Audit Fees
In this post, we’ll take a look at the audit fees and non-audit fees disclosed by Canadian issuers that filed with SEDAR from 2007 to 2018.1 For Canadian companies, the compensation of the external auditor is disclosed pursuant to the Multilateral … Continue reading