PCAOB: Increased audit communication a silver lining of pandemic
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Kyle Brasseur2020-08-03T19:56:00
The PCAOB’s latest “Conversations with Audit Committee Chairs” update highlights the benefits committee chairs say they have gleaned from increased communications with auditors during the coronavirus pandemic.
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