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for the public company audit profession to pave the way toward a more inclusive, future state of community
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Through innovation, expertise, and independence, auditors are maintaining the highest levels of audit quality.
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Our Bold Ambition
for the public company audit profession to pave the way toward a more inclusive, future state of community
How do auditors increase trust?
Audit in Action
Through innovation, expertise, and independence, auditors are maintaining the highest levels of audit quality.
What is the future
of Audit?
of Audit?
Reliability
What is the future
of Audit?
of Audit?
Transparency
Our Bold Ambition
for the public company audit profession to pave the way toward a more inclusive, future state of community
How are auditors essential to our capital markets?
Value of the Audit
How do auditors increase trust?
Audit in Action
Through innovation, expertise, and independence, auditors are maintaining the highest levels of audit quality.
What is the future
of Audit?
of Audit?
Reliability
What is the future
of Audit?
of Audit?
Transparency
Our Bold Ambition
for the public company audit profession to pave the way toward a more inclusive, future state of community
How are auditors essential to our capital markets?
Value of the Audit
How do auditors increase trust?
Audit in Action
Through innovation, expertise, and independence, auditors are maintaining the highest levels of audit quality.
What is the future
of Audit?
of Audit?
Reliability
What is the future
of Audit?
of Audit?
Transparency
Our Bold Ambition
for the public company audit profession to pave the way toward a more inclusive, future state of community
How are auditors essential to our capital markets?
Value of the Audit
How do auditors increase trust?
Audit in Action
Through innovation, expertise, and independence, auditors are maintaining the highest levels of audit quality.
What is the future
of Audit?
of Audit?
Reliability
What is the future
of Audit?
of Audit?
Transparency
Our Bold Ambition
for the public company audit profession to pave the way toward a more inclusive, future state of community
How do auditors increase trust?
Audit in Action
Through innovation, expertise, and independence, auditors are maintaining the highest levels of audit quality.
What is the future
of Audit?
of Audit?
Reliability
What is the future
of Audit?
of Audit?
Transparency
Our Bold Ambition
for the public company audit profession to pave the way toward a more inclusive, future state of community
How do auditors increase trust?
Audit in Action
Through innovation, expertise, and independence, auditors are maintaining the highest levels of audit quality.
What is the future
of Audit?
of Audit?
Reliability
What is the future
of Audit?
of Audit?
Transparency
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The CAQ is dedicated to enhancing investor confidence and public trust in the global capital markets. The public company auditing profession’s goals are closely aligned with those of all market participants—maintaining trust and confidence in the accuracy and transparency of U.S. public company reporting and the U.S. capital markets. It is not simply the auditor, but the entire U.S. reporting ecosystem, that makes trust in our markets work.
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Auditors play a key role as independent gatekeepers in the financial reporting ecosystem that underpins confidence in capital markets. Auditors build trust and confidence in information through the assurance services they provide. The auditing profession has steadily developed, systemized, and strengthened this trust and confidence-building role in providing assurance related to company financial statements and internal control over financial reporting. While auditors will continue the essential work of auditing historical financial statements, they could also bring their ability to enhance trust and confidence in other types of data and information issued by companies.
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Policymakers, investors, and other leaders across the globe increasingly recognize the vital role of audit committees and their importance to audit quality. In close collaboration with partner organizations, the CAQ is actively engaged in developments related to audit committees. We provide valuable resources, current policy information, tools, and services to support audit committees with their responsibilities.
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A key reason why the U.S. capital markets are strong and effective is because investors can trust the information used in audited financial statements when making critical decisions. The CAQ provides information, tools, and resources for investors on the auditing profession, oversight and governance of public companies, and leading practices in the field of audit. We are particularly attuned to the evolution of audit and a changing ecosystem with advances in technology, ESG investing and socially responsible finance.
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The CAQ consistently highlights and examines the regulatory, standard-setting, legislative, and broader financial reporting developments impacting the public company audit profession for policymakers, investors, and other stakeholders.
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From driving the next generation of auditors and auditing, advancing the field, and conducting essential research, academics are a key part of the audit ecosystem. The CAQ helped develop and facilitates access to audit personnel for academics, supports research projects that have a real-world impact on audit quality and the future of auditing, and provides tools and trainings for current and future auditors, investors, and stakeholders.
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A career in public company auditing is a path to a dynamic, and fulfilling purpose-driven future. Auditors help to provide the capital markets with confidence and assurance in financial reporting. Auditors perform independent evaluations to provide assurance that information, such as the financial statements, present a true and fair view of a company’s financial performance and position. The bedrock of our financial system is the audit.
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