... of the PCOAB stated that he felt "there [was] a general consensus that the quality of financial reporting has improved since the PCOAB [were] put in place" (Buckstein). As mentioned before, the lack of auditor independence and the conflict of interest between Enron and AA was a major factor leading to their demise. Due to this recognition by the SEC of ... ...

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... if exist dependent users on a company's GPFR, that company is a reporting entity and is responsible to disclose information to its users. (b) For various types of financial and non-financial information mentioned above, it possesses qualitative characteristics such as relevance (information which assists in decision-making), materiality (assessing whether an item of relevant and reliable information could affect decision making about allocation ... ...

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