Audit

Audit technology is shifting the profession from sampling to full-population analysis. AI-powered risk assessment, automated workpaper review, and continuous assurance are reshaping how auditors work and how finance teams prepare. We cover the firms, tools, and standards driving the shift for professionals worldwide. See also: AI.

PCAOB Revokes Registrations of 97 Delinquent Audit Firms

Ingrid Patterson November 7, 2026

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced on Friday, November 6, 2026, that it had sent delinquency notices to 97...

AI Audit Software Guide: Full-Population Testing to Risk Assessment

Ingrid Patterson October 16, 2026

Deloitte, EY and KPMG have put AI agents into their global audit platforms, while the IAASB's proposed rules on how...

Inflo Explained: Data, Analytics and Collaboration for Auditors

Tom Radcliffe October 16, 2026

Inflo, the digital audit platform founded in 2016 by two former PwC accountants, supports more than 20% of the top...

AICPA AI Audit Guidance: What Auditors Will Ask About Client AI Use

Ingrid Patterson October 15, 2026

The American Institute of CPAs issued a 51-page practice aid on October 13, 2026 telling auditors how to assess a...

BDO Manchester City Audit: What the Premier League Findings Mean

Ingrid Patterson October 11, 2026

An independent Premier League commission found that Manchester City filed misstated accounts and hid its true finances from its auditors...

Deloitte Fined More Than £6 Million by FRC Over Go-Ahead Audits

Ingrid Patterson October 9, 2026

The Financial Reporting Council fined Deloitte LLP £6.05 million ($7.9 million) on October 8, 2026, over its audits of the...

ANZ Drops KPMG Australia as Auditor After 57 Years

Ingrid Patterson October 7, 2026

ANZ Group Holdings said on October 2 it will tender its external audit without KPMG, ending a relationship that began...

AI audit software compared across five leading platforms for accounting firms

AI Audit Software Compared: DataSnipper, Inflo, CoCounsel, MindBridge and Caseware

Howard Locke August 3, 2026

Practice leaders evaluating AI audit software face a market that has split into three distinct categories. Evidence automation tools, full-population...