Mixed results for Marcum, RSM in 2020 PCAOB inspections
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Kyle Brasseur2022-02-04T19:40:00
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board published 2020 inspection reports for a handful of large U.S. audit firms outside the Big Four. Marcum and RSM had the most audit deficiencies identified of the group.
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