'Data Nerd’ Regulator Preps for Digital Auditing Future

Technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence are quickly reinventing how auditors test corporate accounts, but these innovations also may require a reimagining of auditing standards. Christina Ho, a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, has called technology the “audit quality challenge of the 21st century." She's leading a working group of technologists, data scientists, and more traditional finance leaders to help the regulator plan for the future of digital auditing—setting the stage for guidelines that could boost audit quality—and facilitate an even playing field for large and small firms. On this episode of Talking Tax, Ho, who has called herself a “data nerd," sat down with Bloomberg Tax reporter Amanda Iacone to talk about her career and tech background and share how those experiences shape her efforts at the US audit regulator. Do you have feedback on this episode of Talking Tax? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.