Charts: Exclusive analysis of audit inspection reports
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Tammy Whitehouse2019-03-20T20:00:00
See how the big accounting firms compare in terms of audit deficiency rates for 2009 through 2016 and internal control deficiencies for 2016 based on PCAOB inspection report results.
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