Responsibilities Of Lead Auditors To Conduct High-Quality Audits When Involving Other Auditors, Paul Munter, SEC Chief Accountant, March 17, 2023
<h2>Introduction – The Impact of Other Auditors in a Global Audit</h2> <p>The increasing integration of world economies and the resultant globalization of multinational public companies has led to increased use of, and more significant roles for, accounting firms and individual accountants other than the lead auditor (“other auditors”) on many issuer audit engagements. In 2021, for example, 26 percent of all issuer audit engagements and 57 percent of large accelerated filer audits involved the use of other auditors by the lead a...