In this article, Audit Analytics looks at the large increase in global and national firm engagements in Q2 2022.   

FORVIS led the way this quarter in new SEC audit clients with a net of 26 new engagements in Q2 2022. FORVIS comes from the merger of BKD and DHG. The two firms agreed to a merger of equals in February 2022, with an effective date of June 1, 2022, to create an enhanced, Top 10, national professional services firm providing assurance, tax and advisory services. The overall engagements saw a large increase from 130 in Q1 to 171 in Q2.