FRC reveals key trends in U.K. accountancy profession
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-11-05T15:57:00
A new report from the U.K.’s Financial Reporting Council says the Big Four increased their combined “total fee income” by 4.7 percent—even amid a year fraught with accounting scandal.
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