Study: Financial services leads way in COVID-related CAMs
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Kyle Brasseur2021-03-31T17:39:00
More than a quarter of companies citing COVID-19 in their critical audit matters filed with the PCAOB are part of the financial services industry, according to research from Audit Analytics.
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