One reason for that is the independent technical audit completed last year.

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 made it very clear that audit clients were no longer supposed to utilize their audit firm as the accounting technical advisor.

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Just the other day I came across an email from a technical subject matter expert (SME) associated with the PwC audit engagement of AIG that shows how flexible folks can be when everyone is in a rush.

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Audit Committee members also enjoy ongoing, free, customized training from their auditor on technical accounting issues relevant to their company.

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