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Audit and Assurance

The audit and assurance of financial and other business information is an essential process for delivering trust in that information to the many stakeholders who use and rely on it to make decisions.

Delivering Credibility and Value

Audit and assurance reports deliver credibility to information and support the reputation of the reporting entity. The professional activity that supports the reporting is governed by regulatory and quality standards. Crowe Global regards quality as being a strategic priority and publishes an annual Transparency Report on the network’s commitment to quality.

The performance of audit and assurance engagements requires a thorough understanding of the business and its systems. This understanding is applied, using quality standards, to execute a risk-based engagement plan to deliver a report. The knowledge derived from the understanding of the business and its system, and the execution of engagement procedures means that a Crowe Global auditor provides valuable feedback to those that govern and lead the entity.

The audit and assurance practices of Crowe Global member firms are built on the experience of performing the audits of financial statements. Established audit skills, involving being independent and objective, applying quality standards, analysing and interpreting data, and exercising professional scepticism are being applied to a growing range of requirements for proving assurance on business information. These include giving assurance on sustainability reports, a rapidly developing area of reporting. Crowe Global member firms are collaborating to share knowledge of the new sustainability reporting standards and develop common approaches to the performance of sustainability reporting engagements.

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Working capital: The black hole of business sales
Working capital: The black hole of business sales
Understanding how cash, debt, and working capital affect business sales and the seller's final payout at completion.
Crowe Osborne joins forces to establish a focused audit and advisory group
Crowe Osborne joins forces to establish a focused audit and advisory group
Crowe Osborne forms a group with three audit firms to focus on digitalization, quality, and talent in Sweden.
EU Commission announces reforms to ESG reporting
EU Commission announces reforms to ESG reporting
The European Commission has adopted proposals to simplify ESG reporting, boosting competitiveness and investment.
New UK company size thresholds announced
Insert Featured Title
New regulations updating company size criteria will affect reporting and audit requirements, starting 6 April 2025.
The EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products
The EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products
EU's Deforestation-Free Products Regulation impacts global markets, requiring sustainability compliance to reduce deforestation and emissions.
Transparency Report Header Image 1920x1080 - Alt
Transparency Report 2024
This report reaffirms our commitment to transparency and openness with clients, demonstrating our member firms’ dedication to quality.

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David Chitty
David Chitty
International Accounting and Audit Director