Financial Executives International

Audit Costs Rise Slightly, but More for Private Companies

June 18, 2009

Companies saw a slight increase in their audit fees in 2008, but public companies fared better than private, according to the latest survey data from Financial Executives Research FoundationOn average, publicly held companies paid $3.7 million in total audit fees in 2008 for a 2.2 percent increase over 2007 fees....
 

FEI Lobbies Congress to Fend Off Obama Tax Plans

March 31, 2009

Corporate appeals to temper President Obama’s apparent plans around tax reform are beginning to hit Capitol Hill. Financial Executives International has written to Congressional leaders to take shots at Obama’s so-far sketchy plans referenced in his 2010 budget blueprint to make major changes in U.S. business tax policy.“The tax provisions...
 

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