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The European Scrutiny sub-committee has opted to refer the proposed directive on statutory auditing of annual accounts for further examination, signalling likely additional regulations for Irish ...

In recent times the accountancy profession has come under public scrutiny with the media shinning a spotlight on auditors in particular, highlighting financial accountability challenges in both public ...

It’s almost impossible to get a ‘true and correct’ view of financials because that would mean the auditor looks into every piece of document in the company. Whether it was accounting lapses which came ...