Tag: â€œgeneral standardâ€ for auditor independence

First SEC enforcement actions for violations of auditor independence rules resulting from personal relationships

by Cydney Posner In two orders made public today, the SEC announced settled charges against EY and individual EY auditors (and officers involved at the subject companies) with regard to alleged violations of the auditor independence rules as a result of “close personal relationships” with officers at audit clients. According […]

Cydney Posner / September 19, 2016

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First SEC enforcement actions for violations of auditor independence rules resulting from personal relationships