The Creation of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)

question 46

True/False

The creation of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) as an independent oversight body was an attempt to reestablish the perceived independence of auditing companies that faced serious questioning after several corporate scandals.

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