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Quote of the Day: Five Words on Big 4 Audits | 03.15.10

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“Our whole industry is useless.”

~ Unnamed Big 4 Auditor and GC reader

Posted in Quote of the DayTagged Auditing, Big 4, Pessimism, Quote of the Day

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