US law raises audit costs
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The US congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley act which means Australia's biggest companies will face increase in audit cost in order to improve corporate governance since the widely publicized collapsed. Dean Kingsley, a Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu partner states that this could mean the companies are facing an increase of 5% in their ongoing audit costs as a result of the new laws in United States.
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 2003
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New rules, more clients
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The details on the rise in outsourcing of internal accounting work by small and medium-size enterprises because of the impact of accounting standards and corporate governance regulations are examined.
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 2005
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A matter of privilege
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The issue of client confidentiality privilege for accountants on tax matters, on par with lawyers, is discussed.
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 2005
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