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FRC 2021/22 audit inspections: KPMG praised; BDO and Mazars rebuked
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Kyle Brasseur2022-07-20T15:32:00
Improvements at KPMG resulted in each of the Big Four returning no audits requiring significant improvement during an inspection cycle for the first time in the last five years, according to the U.K. Financial Reporting Council’s latest quality review results.
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