Tip sheet: 2020 priorities for accounting and audit regulators
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Maria L. Murphy2020-01-14T15:10:00
With the new year under way, we highlight some focus areas of accounting and audit regulators—SEC, PCAOB, and FASB—that should be top of mind for boards of directors.
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