Audit committees: Here’s your wake-up call on auditor independence

By Tammy Whitehouse2016-09-13T11:15:00

Recent legal spats should alert public companies that they need to decide for themselves whether their audit is being delivered by a truly independent auditor. Tammy Whitehouse has more.

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