Q10. Considering auditor independence requirements and your company's specific audit needs, aside from your current auditor of record, how many accounting firms would you have as viable options if you needed to change primary auditors? |
| Size of Company |
Question Choices |
Estimated Percentage |
95 Percent Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 3 or fewer accounting firms as viable options | 50.4 | 45.7-55.2 |
| Large | 3 or fewer accounting firms as viable options | 81.6 | 71.1-89.6 |
| Midsize | 3 or fewer accounting firms as viable options | 54.6 | 47.7-61.5 |
| Small | 3 or fewer accounting firms as viable options | 34.4 | 26.4-42.5 |
| All respondents | 4 or more accounting firms as viable options | 49.6 | 44.8-54.4 |
| Large | 4 or more accounting firms as viable options | 18.4 | 10.4-29.0 |
| Midsize | 4 or more accounting firms as viable options | 45.4 | 38.5-52.3 |
| Small | 4 or more accounting firms as viable options | 65.6 | 57.6-73.6 |
| All respondents | Item Nonresponse | 0.0 | 0.0-0.7 |
| Large | Item Nonresponse | 0.0 | 0.0-3.0 |
| Midsize | Item Nonresponse | 0.0 | 0.0-1.6 |
| Small | Item Nonresponse | 0.0 | 0.0-2.4 |