Report: Record low number of going concern opinions in FY2020
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Maria L. Murphy2022-02-28T17:17:00
Public companies receiving going concern audit opinions during fiscal year 2020 were at the lowest number and percentage in the past 21 years, with little change among common issues, according to the latest report from Audit Analytics.
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