Fraud type and auditor litigation: An analysis of SEC accounting and auditing enforcement releases

Accounting Review

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 503-532

  Bonner, Sarah E ^a   Palmrose, Zoe Vonna ^a   Young, Susan M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Auditor litigation; Auditor responsibility; Fraud; SEC enforcement actions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032355511     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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