“What they’re doing is buying some work to keep the staff busy.”
~ Gary Boomer, on the Big 4 low bidding smaller clients.
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Quote of the Day | 01.25.10
“An auditor’s report tells less about a public company’s health than a doctor’s report tells about an individual – in scope, detail and precision. And if investors and other financial information users are not happy, they are doing nothing to make their dissatisfactions effectively known.”
~ Jim Peterson, from his post “Medical Check-Ups and Annual Audits: What if Your Doctor Reported Like Your Accountant?” at Re:Balance.