Saudi Regulator Amends Rules for Audit Firms to Boost Audit Quality

MT Newswires · 2d ago
01:24 AM EDT, 09/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority approved amendments to the rules governing audit firms to enhance audit quality for entities under its supervision and improve information disclosed by CMA-registered accounting firms, according to a Tuesday notice. The amendments, effective immediately, require firms to improve the qualifications of their professional staff and implement an appropriate quality management system for audits and reviews of financial statements. The amendments also require firms to cooperate with the regulatory inspections and provide requested information, data, and documents, as well as prepare corrective-action plans when required.