Grant Thornton UK fined for ‘skepticism failures’ in Interserve audit
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-11-01T20:07:00
Grant Thornton UK received a “severe reprimand” and reduced penalty of £718,250 (U.S. $981,000) for breaches that arose in the context of audit work on the 2015-17 financial statements of now-collapsed construction firm Interserve.
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