Private Equity and Auditor Independence
… Accounting Today The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board have expressed renewed focus on public accounting firms’ obligations to create and maintain a culture of professional, ethical behavior and auditor independence in fact and in appearance. Natalia M. Greene, Esq., CPE, Senior Vice President of Risk Management at Lemme, a division of EPIC is a contributing author to Accounting Today. Read Natalia’s article to learn more about accounting firms considering restructuring, mainly when it involves private equity and divestitures of portions of the accounting firm’s business and the elevated risk to auditor independence …
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