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All publicly traded companies must annually disclose their financial performance to the public: GAAP audits ensure that these disclosures are valid. Every year, independent accountants review a ...

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Small business owners sometimes rely on performance audits to ascertain the effectiveness of their companies. To identify unprofitable practices, the performance audit might analyze the company as a ...

Specialized programs that perform a variety of audit functions, such as sampling databases and generating confirmation letters to customers and vendors. It can ...

Brianne Gregory will run for another term as auditor of Monroe County in the general election Nov. 5, according to the Indiana primary candidate list. Gregory was not available for an interview after ...

Efforts in the U.S. and Europe to encourage public companies to change auditors have largely failed, according to a new academic study. Processing Content The study examined how audit regulators in ...