FRC 2020/21 audit inspections: KPMG rebuked over continued struggles
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Kyle Brasseur2021-07-23T15:28:00
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council released the results of its 2020/21 audit quality inspections, in which it singled out KPMG for “unacceptable” deficiencies regarding the firm’s audits of banks and similar entities.
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