CAQ meaning in Accounts and Finance ?

The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) is an autonomous, nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. It is affiliated with the American Institute of CPAs.

The CAQ is "dedicated to enhancing investor confidence and public trust in the global capital markets by fostering high quality performance by public company auditors; convening and collaborating with other stakeholders to advance the discussion of critical issues requiring action and intervention; and, advocating policies and standards that promote public company auditors' objectivity, effectiveness, and responsiveness to dynamic market conditions".

Founded in 2007, the organization's first Executive Director was Cynthia M. Fornelli, a U.S. business leader and former securities lawyer. In May 2019, Julie Bell Lindsay became the CAQ's second Executive Director.