Add timestamp to draft watermark on PDF

This applies to all Cloud products

You can now include a timestamp with the draft watermark when you print financial statements to PDF. You can clearly see when a draft set of financial statements was produced, which is especially useful if you generate multiple drafts in one day. The timestamp follows the regional settings while the date will now follow the short date format defined in the engagement’s Product Settings.

When you turn on Apply watermark for financial statements, a new timestamp toggle is available.

The timestamp appears consistently in:

• Print preview
• Download PDF (WMK)
• Download as PDF/A (WMK)

Watermark settings, including the timestamp option, carry forward to future periods.

The Apply watermark and timestamp toggle in Print Settings:

To learn more about print options for the financial statements, refer to Set up print options in the financial statements.

Carry forward includes issues flagged for consideration in the next year

This applies to all Cloud products

When you carry forward issues, items raised in the prior-year risk assessment to be considered in the next year remain available in the current year. These items are flagged as Consideration for next year. This feature helps engagement teams maintain continuity across periods without manual entry.

Users no longer need to add custom logic to preserve issues for risk assessment across years now that flagged issues carry forward automatically.

To learn more about carry forward features, refer to Carry forward an engagement.

Lockdown date aligns with product settings

This applies to all Cloud products

The automatic lockdown time for an engagement now aligns with the lockdown date set in the Product Settings and occurs at 11:59 p.m. on that day. The time is based on the time zone of the user who sets the date. The lockdown date is determined by the number of days configured in the Product Settings.

This change reduces confusion about when an engagement becomes read-only.

To learn more about lockdown options, refer to Lockdown the engagement.

Expanded date format options for date placeholders and data‑linked checklist dates

This applies to all Cloud products

You now have more date format options for date placeholders and data‑linked checklist dates.

Previously, date placeholders only supported the Long date type, and checklist Date responses inserted using Data Link (fx) always displayed in the Medium date type.

With this update, date placeholders and data-linked checklists responses include a date format selector (Long, Medium, Short). All date types render using the corresponding format defined in Product Settings | Dates.

This ensures consistent date formatting across templates, financial statements, letters, and other deliverables, while giving engagement teams greater control over presentation.

• Existing date placeholders remain Long unless you edit them and select a different date type.
• Existing checklist data links remain Medium unless you remove and reinsert them with a different date type.

The date format selector from a date placeholder:

The date format selector from a data-linked checklist response:

To learn more about customizing the text in financial statements, refer to Customize text in the financial statements.

Control audit report date backdating

This applies to Lux Audit & Smart Audit

You can now control whether users are allowed to enter an audit report date that is earlier than the current date. A new product setting in Lockdown lets you enable or disable backdating validation so it matches your firm’s policies. This feature is disabled by default.

To learn more about locking down an engagement, refer to Lockdown the engagement.

Cloud Connector Excel files are included as static copies in reference downloads

This applies to all Cloud products

When you create a download reference copy (DRC) for an engagement, a static copy of related Cloud Connector Excel files will be included in the downloaded ZIP file. The copy replaces dynamic content from connector data links with static values. This feature creates an archived version of your Excel files and reduces the risk that the DRC contains Excel files with nonfunctional Cloud Connector formulas.

For more information about Cloud Connector, refer to Get Started with Cloud Connector.

Use report signing and release dates in data links

This applies to Lux Audit & Smart Audit

You can now link two new date options, the Report signing date and the Report release date, directly into engagement letters, memos and other documents using the Insert Formula icon [] from any text field in your documents.

The dates behave like other date data link formulas, including formatting and carryforward behavior, so you can reuse them consistently without manual updates.

The new date options from Engagement Properties:

To learn more about linking data within your documents, refer to Add data links in text areas in financial statements.

Dynamic page number references in financial statements

This applies to all Cloud products

You can now insert dynamic page number references into your financial statements that update automatically as the document changes. A reference can tag a section’s starting or ending page, such as Notes to the financial statements.

Users no longer need to track page numbers manually or use static placeholders for the beginning or end of a section which reduces the risk of incorrect references.

Key features:

• When the financial statements are rendered and paginated, the system replaces the reference with the correct page number.
• If pages are added, removed or content is reflowed, the references update with the correct page numbers.

The Insert Page Reference button on the formatting toolbar:

The Select Page References dialog:

To learn more about page references, refer to Add, change or remove page references.

Downloaded documents keep the name displayed in the Documents page

This applies to all Cloud products

When you download a document from the Documents page in Caseware Cloud, the downloaded file name now matches the name shown on the Documents page, even if the file was renamed after upload.

This update makes it easier for you to find and recognize your files and avoid confusion from multiple files sharing the same original name (for example, original-name (1).xlsx, original-name (2).xlsx). This feature is especially useful for users who did not upload the original file.

A document copied and renamed in Documents:

The file history showing modification details:

For more information about document management options, refer to Manage the engagement documents.

Remove assigned group audit documents from components

This applies to Lux Audit & Smart Audit

You can now remove documents, risks or controls that are assigned to components. This appears as a Delete icon [] on each row of the group audit work. This feature is only available for users with edit rights. The action is irreversible and a dialog will allow you to confirm your deletion. In addition, the Group Hierarchy tab now reflects the actual state of the assignment options.

For more information about group audit features, refer to Group audit overview.

Reference copy automatically downloads when you lock down an engagement

This applies to all Cloud products

When you manually lock down an engagement, Caseware Cloud will automatically download the reference copy for you. This makes the lockdown workflow more consistent and reduces the chance that lockdown completes without producing the reference copy of the engagement. You will receive the same notifications that you would see when manually downloading the copy.

The dialog to confirm locking down an engagement and downloading the reference copy:

For more information about the downloaded reference copy, refer to Download a reference copy of an engagement.

Unlink a synced trial balance from an engagement

This applies to Lux Audit & Smart Audit

You can remove the sync between a trial balance and an engagement. This allows you to stop syncing data from the trial balance when the link is no longer needed or was linked in error. A new Unlink button [] is now available at the top of your trial balance header. Selecting the option opens a confirmation dialog before proceeding.

Unlink the trial balance from the engagement:

To learn more about syncing the trial balance, refer to: Sync the trial balance.

Support multiple grouping structures in Cloud Connector

This applies to all Cloud products expected as of 27/02/2026

Cloud Connector can now pull financial data across all grouping structures, beyond the primary financial group structure – including tax groupings and chart of accounts.

Your users can select the grouping structure that best matches your workflow when working with Cloud Connector data. This helps you view, map and consolidate trial balance data using either a tax-focused view or a chart-of-accounts view, in addition to the financial statement groupings you already use.

To learn more about groupings, refer to Define groupings.

Insert entity IDs into Excel

This applies to Lux Audit, Smart Audit & Lux FinTax

You can now insert entity identifiers directly into Excel from the right pane of your Cloud Connector Excel add-on. This lets you add static values such as entity name, entity ID without manually copying values from Caseware Cloud.

Inserted values are static and do not change if the source entity changes later in Cloud. This supports more reliable reporting structures, especially for engagements that use many entities or deep hierarchies. In addition, inserted identifiers are engagement-specific. They don’t automatically remap when an Excel file is reused in another engagement.

The insertion behavior matches existing Cloud Connector insertion behavior, including how the sheet adjusts when thereis limited space.

To learn more about Cloud Connector, refer to Get started with Cloud Connector.

Export financial statements and other deliverables toMicrosoft Word

This applies to all Cloud products

You can now export financial statements andother deliverables from Caseware Cloud to Microsoft Word (.docx). You can start the export from the Print menu and seenotifications when the export completes or fails.

The option is available in the samedropdown as Download PDF:

Download as DOCX is also availablewhile the above documents are viewed in Print preview mode:

To learn more about exporting the financialstatements, refer to Print the financial statements.

Dynamic totals in consolidated views

This applies to Lux Audit, Smart Audit & Lux FinTax

You can now produce dynamic totals on the Data page that automatically update when you hide or filter columns in the consolidated view. This helps ensure the balances and totals match the data that is visible.

To learn more about viewing data, refer to View data for consolidated engagements on the Data page.

Set individual page sizes for print areas

This applies to all Cloud products

Note: This feature is available automatically and applies to both new and existing engagements.

You can now set the page size in the print settings for individual areas. Previously, page size settings applied only to entire documents such as letters, memos, worksheets and financial statements.

This enhancement allows you to apply a default page size for the whole document, while overriding the page size for specific sections as needed. Each area has its own page size setting, and these settings are retained when engagements are rolled forward.

Access the print settings in an area:

Access the Page Size dropdown menu in area Edit print settings:

To learn more about print settings, refer to Set up the print options in the financial statement.

Unlink destination engagements in central planning

This applies to the following products: Smart Audit & Lux Audit

Note: This feature is available automatically for products that include central planning and applies to both new and existing engagements.

You can now unlink destination engagement from central planning. This update adds an Unlink button [] to the central planning hub in destination engagements. Use this button to remove the link when it is no longer appropriate to keep the engagement centrally planned, such as after a carry forward. Unlinking an engagement is irreversible and disables central planning for the engagement.

This feature enhances the ability for you to self-manage your centrally planned engagements.

An example of the Unlink button in the central planning hub:

To learn more about central planning, refer to Get started with central planning.

Enhanced reference copy for engagements

This applies to all Cloud products

Note: This feature is available automatically and applies to both new and existing engagements.

You can now download an enhanced reference copy of your engagement. The reference copy is a ZIP file that contains PDF versions of all engagement documents.

The enhanced reference copy includes a web-based interface (index.html) that improves navigation. It retains the Caseware structure of your engagement, including folders and the signoff status of each document.

This enhancement improves your ability to:

• Maintain immutable copies of engagement documents for inspection or legal requirements.
• Avoid inadvertent changes caused by platform or content updates.

A non-editable reference copy is also stored in the entity files and Entity Details page in Caseware Cloud. You continue to retain the ZIP file that was downloaded to your local device.

The index.html file in the downloaded ZIP file:

The interactive web page within the index file:

The copy stored in the Entity Details page of Caseware Cloud:

To learn more about the reference copy, refer to Download reference copy of engagement.

Sort and filter issues by creator and document index on the Issues page

This applies to all Cloud products

Note:This feature is available automatically and applies to both new and existing engagements.

This enhancement introduces new sorting and filtering options on the Issues page in Caseware Cloud. You can now sort issues by the creator or associated document index, in ascending and descending alphanumeric order. Filtering now supports multi‑select and intersecting filters by type and status. These updates help you efficiently review and locate issues, especially in engagements with large numbers of issues.

An example of the sort and filter options:

To learn more, see Complete review notes (issues or tasks).

Duplicate external documents in Cloud engagements

This applies to all Cloud products

Note:This feature is automatically available and applies to both new and existing engagements.

You can now create a copy of supported external files such as Word, Excel, PDF and PowerPoint, directly from the Documents page of your engagements. The Duplicate feature streamlines workflows by removing the need to manually download and re-upload files. Authors can also use this feature in their templates.

This duplicate feature can be used to:

• Duplicate a reference document for use in multiple sections of an engagement.
• Create a working copy of a client-provided file for internal review.
• Maintain original documents while experimenting with edits or annotations in a duplicate.

The feature is only available for supported file types and isn’t available in locked engagements.

An example of the Duplicate feature in the Documents page:

To learn more about documents in your engagements, refer to Attach documents to an engagement file.

Import account numbers with spaces in the trial balance

This applies to all Cloud products

Import trial balance data that includes account numbers with spaces. During import, spaces are automatically replaced with a suitable character, so your Cloud app accepts the number. This reduces manual cleanup and supports more client data formats.

Note: Reimport data files to apply this change to existing engagements.

To learn more about number formatting, refer to  Customize the number settings.

Sync signoffs to the destination in central planning

This applies to the following products: Smart Audit & Lux Audit

Note: This feature is automatically available and applies to both new and existing engagements.

This update to central planning ensures that signoffs on synced content appear in the destination engagement. While actual signoff data is not transferred, the system now displays synced signoffs as if they were present, providing a consistent experience for users reviewing engagement content. This enhancement applies to risks, controls, documents and procedures.

To learn more about central planning, refer to Enable central planning and Get started with central planning.

Add procedure details to the central planning changelog

This applies to the following products: Smart Audit & Lux Audit

Note: This feature is automatically available and applies to both new and existing engagements.

Procedure details within checklists are now included in the central planning changelog. This enhancement provides a more granular view of changes across centrally planned engagements, improving overall visibility and tracking. When a procedure is modified within a checklist in a centrally planned engagement, the change is synced to the Central Planning Hub of any destination engagements and appears below the respective checklist in the central planning changelog.

Customize dynamic table border styles

This applies to all Cloud products

Note: This feature is enabled automatically in the Caseware Cloud application and applies to both new and existing engagements.

The following updates are part of ongoing work to give users more flexibility over border styles in dynamic tables. These enhancements allow your users to:

• Apply different border styles to tables within the same document.
• Match table formatting styles to firm or client preferences, such as only underlining numeric, currency, or percentage columns for clearer financial reporting.
• Retain settings when tables are carried forward, copied, or when a page break occurs.

Customize header border styles for individual dynamic tables

This applies to all Cloud products

You can now select and apply header border styles for individual tables within the Edit dynamic table dialog box.

Show or hide underlines in merged headers in dynamic tables

This applies to all Cloud products

You can now customize the appearance of dynamic tables by choosing whether to display the underline for merged headers. This feature appears as a new checkbox in the Edit dynamic table dialog box.

Column underline in dynamic tables

This applies to all Cloud products

You can now enable or disable underlines for individual columns in dynamic tables. This feature appears as a new checkbox in the Edit dynamic table dialog box. This option is available for all column types except Name and Notes and is checked by default to display underlines on rows such as Total, Grand Total, or Final Rows.

To learn more about border formatting in dynamic tables refer to: Customize border style options for dynamic tables.

Track changes in the Central Planning hub

This applies to the following products: Smart Audit & Lux Audit

Note: This feature is enabled automatically in the Caseware Cloud application and applies to both new and existing engagements.

The Central Planning hub now provides more granular details on changes to centrally planned content. You can view added, updated, or removed risks, controls and documents with direct links and item-level details.

The feature improves transparency and traceability for engagement teams and authors by making it easier to identify and review modifications.

To learn more, refer to Get started with central planning.

Create issues and annotations on an assertion row in a risk assessment

This applies to the following products: Smart Audit, Special Engagements & Lux Audit

Note: This feature is enabled automatically in the Caseware Cloud application and applies to both new and existing engagements.

You can add and track issues and annotations where they are most relevant and view related notes in the correct risk assessment section. This helps you keep reviews clear, accurate, and easy to navigate. If you mark an issue as consideration for next year, it will carry forward to future engagements, helping you track recurring or long-term items. Annotations remain engagement-specific so that context stays focused on the current work.

The risk assessment tab displaying the ability to add a risk or annotation:

Post adjustments to accounts not mapped to financial groups

This applies to the following products: Lux FinTax, Smart Audit, Special Engagements & Lux Audit

Note: This feature is available automatically when unassigned accounts exist and affects both new and existing engagements.

You now have a simplified workflow for managing account adjustments, especially when dealing with accounts that have not yet been mapped to a financial group. A Show unassigned accounts checkbox is now available in the Account selector when adding an adjustment in Accounts. The feature aims to streamline the adjustment process and reduce manual effort.

Feature highlights

• The option appears only if there are unassigned accounts.
• The selector respects the zero-balance filter and saves the toggle state to session storage.
• The Unassigned group appears at the bottom of the list, and the selector jumps to this group when enabled.

Show unassigned accounts in the Add Adjustment dialog:

Improvements to DataLink and conditional formatting in checklist and procedure settings

This applies to all Cloud products

Note: This feature is enabled automatically in the Caseware Cloud application and applies to both new and existing engagements.

You can now access the DataLink Insert Formula button () directly within both the procedure and checklist settings, making it easier to insert dynamic content. Additionally, conditional bullet points are now supported in both procedure and checklist guidance tabs, allowing authors to create more flexible and responsive guidance content. These improvements streamline the authoring process and enhance the clarity of guidance provided to engagement teams.

Central planning for documents across engagements

This applies to the following products: Smart Audit & Lux Audit

Note: this is available for both new and existing engagements.

Central planning makes it easier to share documents and content across engagements. Firm and enterprise authors can define centrally governed content such as documents and checklists. Risks and controls are automatically synchronized into destination engagements. The source engagements maintain alignment and reduce drift from standardized practices.

In this release, central planning enables the following new features:

• Checklist sync

  Synced checklists retain their structure and logic and appear as read-only in the linked engagements, ensuring that evaluations (e.g., formulas, visibility conditions) reflect local context while preserving the firm’s intent. Previously, you were redirected to the checklist responses in the central planning engagement. 

• Document designation controls

  A new document selector in the Central planning section of the Engagement Settings lets end users mark documents as centrally planned within engagement. Previously this was only possible in your firm template. Once a document is used in a destination file (=linked file by creating an engagement from the central planning file), its planning status is locked and retained across years. You can only modify documents that haven’t already been locked by use or previously selected.

• Central planning documents filter

  A new Centrally planned documents filter is available in the document manager. The checkbox appears alongside other filters and is visible to end users when the Central Planning hub is active (applies to both source and destination engagements). It only appears when at least one central planning document exists.

These improvements reduce confusion, support accurate procedures, and simplify collaboration with firm authors where applicable.

To learn more about central planning, refer to Get started with central planning.

Copy and synchronize text areas as linked content in financial statements

This applies to the following products: Lux FinTax

Note: This feature is automatically available and affects new and existing engagements.

You can now reference and synchronize text sections within Financial Statements by inserting a linked copy of a text area elsewhere in the same document. This ensures content stays consistent across multiple sections, reducing manual updates, saving time, and supporting compliance with regional requirements.

Features

• Users can make one reference copy of a text area with Copy as linked content and place it anywhere in the same Financial Statement.

• Edits (including formatting and dynamic objects) stay synchronized between source and linked copy.

• Only one linked copy per text area; deleting the source deletes the copy, but deleting the copy leaves the source.

• Source settings (visibility, exclusion, suppression), authoring permissions, and engagement restrictions apply to both.

• iXBRL tags don’t transfer; users must re-tag linked content.

• Text section menu options now allow navigation between source and reference copy.

Limitations

• Unlinking source and reference is not supported.

• No warning messages are shown when editing synchronized sections

To learn more about linked content, refer to Add content areas in the financial statements.

Create and resolve issues during version control comparison in the financial statement

This applies to the following products: Lux FinTax

Note: This feature is automatically available and affects both new and existing engagements.

You can create and resolve issues while using version control comparison mode in financial statements. The feature ensures that all existing issue management actions (create, reply, resolve, clear, edit and delete) are available during comparison. This helps you track and resolve questions or concerns without leaving the comparison view. Issues remain visible and accessible even if sections are deleted or moved. For dynamic tables, issues are displayed at the table level.

Features

• You perform issue management actions during version control comparison.

  • If a section with issues is deleted, the issues move to the document level and remain accessible in the Issues tab.

  • If a section is moved, its issues move with it.

• Issues are not tied to a specific version; they remain visible on the same sections outside comparison mode.

• For dynamic tables, issues can only be created at the table level. Row-level issues are not supported in this mode.

• No changes are made to existing issue functionality outside version control comparison.

To learn more about version control, refer to: Save and compare financial statement versions.

Allow edits to the total consolidation heading in dynamic tables

This applies to the following products: Lux FinTax, Smart Audit, Lux Audit

Note: This feature is automatically available and affects both new and existing engagements.

You can edit or update the Total Consolidation heading in dynamic tables. This customizes the column header for total consolidation, supporting both text and formula insertion. End users can override the heading as needed for their engagements. This enhancement makes reports clearer and more relevant to your needs.

Features

• Column headings are carried forward to new engagements.

• The behavior of carry forward and version control highlights for this change is not yet verified.

• The editable heading applies only to the Total Consolidated column heading.

New toggle to underline/overline for note reference column in dynamic tables

This applies to the following products: Lux FinTax

Note: This feature is automatically available and affects both new and existing engagements.

End users can now apply or remove underline and overline formatting for the note reference column in dynamic tables. The option is bundled with the description column settings and is available in the border settings dialog.

The Dynamic Table Border settings now include a Note Reference Column option with a checkbox labeled Overline and underline description columns (checked by default). When enabled, overlines and underlines appear on the note reference column; unchecking removes them. This formatting applies to all dynamic tables, carries forward across engagements, and can be managed directly in the border settings dialog.

To learn more about dynamic tables, refer to: Set default underline and overline options for dynamic tables.

Add additional balance types from Cloud Engagements in Cloud Connector

This applies to the following products: all Cloud Connector users

Note: This feature is available automatically in the Cloud Connector and applies to both new and existing engagements.

You can now build more detailed working papers and templates in Excel. With the latest Cloud Connector update, users can link to additional balance types from Cloud Engagements, making it easier to review and sign off on a broader range of balances with greater confidence and accuracy. These new options also simplify balance verification and analytical reviews, enabling more flexible and meaningful analysis within Cloud Engagements.

To use this feature, link to these additional balance types using Cloud Connector in Excel:

• Prelim (Prelimary)

• Adjustments (with a tooltip showing all included adjustments)

• Eliminating adjustments (value of adjustment only)

Features

• All new dropdown options are fully keyboard accessible.

• Use the expand/collapse all feature for groups and accounts to improve navigation.

• Interim Planning, PY2, PY3 and PY4 do not support adjustments or preliminary balances.

• Parent balances cannot be added.

• Only the specified balance types are supported.

To learn more about Cloud Connector setup, refer to Get started with Cloud Connector.

Individual control over decimal places in calculations within text sections

This applies to the following products: all Cloud products

Note: The feature is automatically available and affects both new and existing engagements.

You can now control individual decimal settings per calculation within text sections of Financial Statement documents. Calculations in text sections are no longer limited to the global rounding settings.

The new Decimals option appears when editing or inserting a calculation, allowing you to customize decimal places by enabling the Show decimals checkbox. You can configure up to four decimal places per calculation. Existing calculations will retain their original (global) decimal settings unless manually updated.

Features

• When you add or edit a calculation in a text section, there is a new option to customize the number of decimals.

• Use the dropdown to select 0–4 decimal places.

• The setting applies only to that calculation and is saved with the document.

• Results in the text section display with the specified precision.

• By default, calculations use the engagement’s global settings unless overridden.

To learn more about custom calculations, refer to Add custom calculations in text sections.

Welcome to the DA 2026-01 release. In this release, we improve how samples are selected and managed, including controlssampling and a consolidated standalone workflow

Consolidate sampling methods into a single workflow

This applies to Lux Audit and Smart Audit

Your users can now select both a dataset type and sampling method in one consolidated workflow, instead of using multiple standalone sampling analytic tests.

This improved user experience reduces navigation between analytic tests, preserves your dataset type and methodselections after execution and provides clearer feedback when sampling prerequisites are not met.

Feature highlights:

• Access sampling through a single consolidated sampling analytic test
• Select a dataset type and a sampling method from the same workflow
• The workflow retains sampling parameters and selections after execution
• The workflow provides clearer error messaging when sampling cannot proceed, such as when no dataset is available

An example of selecting a dataset type:

An example of selecting a sampling method:

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Sampling method for tests of controls

This applies to Lux Audit and Smart Audit

Your users can now perform tests ofcontrols using a standardized sampling method. Controls Sampling is a new sampling method in the Analytics Hub that selects andtests a sample of control occurrences from a defined population. This allows auditors to evaluate the operating effectiveness of controls in a consistentand documented way.

Controls Sampling standardizes how control samples are selected and documented, reduces manual effort and supports a clear audit trail for how samples are derived.

An example of the Control Sampling option within an analytic test:

To learn more about sampling, refer to Generate a sample from Analytics Hub

Improved analytics for better scalability and workflow

This applies to Lux Audit and Smart Audit

You can now run analytic tests in Caseware Cloud that handle higher data volumes without affecting performance. This includes:

• More stable performance when multiple analytic tests run at the same time
• Smaller analytic tests no longer wait behind larger jobs, and larger jobs can use higher memory limits
• Support for larger datasets; up to approximately 80 million transaction lines

These improvements don't change how analytic tests are run from the user interface.