“Whatever good things international accountancy firms are doing in Russia – and I’m sure there are a few – blowing the whistle on massive corruption isn’t really one of them.”
~ Tim Wall, in the Moscow News. [via Re:The Auditors]
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“If I was on the audit committee which received this letter, I would certainly be shopping my account right now.”
~ Felix Salmon, on Ernst & Young’s “hilariously disingenuous” letter to various audit committee members.