Audit

The number of accounting-related securities class action filings plummeted 40% last year, according to a new report, but the total settlement value rose 40%.

Big deals for CBIZ and Baker Tilly put them at the top of the league tables for new public company audit engagements for all of 2025.

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The Institute of Internal Auditors is calling on Congress to "modernize" the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by adding provisions related to internal auditing.

The Audit Practitioner Fellowship Program will allow auditors to share their expertise with PCAOB staff.

Law firms and reporting accountants would join sponsors in the public spotlight if a filing fails to meet basic standards.

The Canadian Public Accountability Board published individual auditing firm inspection reports for the first time, marking a significant milestone.

The profession needs to engage seriously with whether the binary audit opinion remains the right product for the public interest it is meant to serve.

Diligent launched its new AuditAI solution, described as a strategic compliance tool that automates execution of internal audit tasks.

Internal auditors are reporting more cuts in their staffing and budgets, according to a survey by the Institute of Internal Auditors' Internal Audit Foundation.

Audit and GRC solutions provider AuditBoard has been renamed Optro to reflect a single, coherent view across audit, risk, infosec and compliance.

Investors place strong trust in public company audits as a check on the financial statements issued by companies, but auditor independence remains a focus.

Enforcement activity against accounting and auditing firms declined sharply last year under the second Trump administration, according to two new reports.

The American Institute of CPAs' Auditing Standards Board posted a work plan for 2026 through 2027 and a five-year strategic plan for 2026 through 2030.

After saying for years that major accounting firms were unwilling to provide auditing services, Tether Holdings SA received a sign-off from Deloitte on the first-ever reserve report for its USAT stablecoin that was launched to comply with new U.S. regulations.

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The American Institute of CPAs' Auditing Standards Board proposed a set of updates to its attestation standards regarding sustainability and other emerging assurance issues.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission curtailed enforcement actions against auditors significantly in 2025.

Even as auditors reported their lowest overall haul of new clients in almost four years, BDO USA topped the charts with a strong number.