AQI 2023: BDO must address 'unacceptable' audit failings urgently

BDO came under fire for the quality of audit work in the latest FRC inspection round with two audits requiring significant improvements over revenue and journal testing, while staffing issues also were a factor

This year, the proportion of audits assessed as requiring no more than limited improvements from our audit inspections was 69%, which was an improvement from the prior year, revealed the latest audit quality inspections by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). However, two audits out of 13 inspected in the current cycle required significant improvements, although this was better than the previous year when four audits were sub-standard.

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