Analysis of peer review reports: A focus on deficiencies of the top 20 triennially inspected firms

Current Issues in Auditing

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Gramling, Audrey A ^a   Watson, Matt G ^b  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Moody CPAs and Advisors LLC   (United States)

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EID: 80052778694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19361270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/ciia.2009.3.2.A1     Document Type: Review

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