Quotes about auditors (16 Quotes)


    Compliance with regulatory legislation is a non-negotiable requirement faced by organizations worldwide. IT must be prepared to respond promptly to auditors' requests for information, and Quest's solutions help by automating key controls that provide both operational and compliance benefits. Our new portal helps IT meet the business need for current, thorough, and relevant reporting.

    The movements which I make I cannot possibly repress because, at the time, I am actually the idea I am interpreting, and naturally I picture my players and auditors as in accord with me. I know, of course, that my mannerisms have been widely discussed.

    First and foremost it is the company, it's these executives that put these numbers together, it's not the auditors. So the people who are actually in the kitchen, cooking the books, stirring the stew, so to speak, are these executives, and there is no excuse for what happened.

    It is unfortunate that Ronnie Chan got tied up in the Enron situation, ... It is quite unfair to blame independent directors who have to depend on the external and internal auditors who are supposed to be giving independent and capable reports.

    Our meetings probably last around 30 minutes. We introduce the current directors and any new nominees for their position, as well as address stockholder proposals. Proponents have the option of making a statement about their proposal, and our independent auditors are also in attendance. Then we have a 10-minute presentation on finances and a question-and-answer session.


    It welcomes new powers for shareholders to vote through proportionate liability for auditors, which should result in a fairer sharing of the burden between companies and their auditors.


    We know that our change in auditors and the investigation by the SEC have raised concerns, ... We understand those concerns and we certainly know that this company not only has to substantially improve its performance but also needs to enhance its financial controls and discipline.

    In order to help restore integrity to our accounting system and confidence to investors, we urge Congress to swiftly pass the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002, sponsored by Sen. Paul Sarbanes, D-Md., without weakening amendments, ... In addition, we propose that quarterly financial statements be formally reviewed by auditors, who are, as a rule, already involved in the process of producing them.

    The Bush administration repeatedly gave Halliburton special treatment and allowed the company to gouge both U. S. taxpayers and the Iraqi people, ... The international auditors have every right to expect a full refund of Halliburton's egregious overcharges.

    The auditors have raised questions about the support and the documentation rather than questioning the fact that we have incurred the costs, ... Therefore, it would be completely wrong to say or imply that any of these costs that were incurred at the client's direction for its benefit are 'overcharges.'

    Lucent's accounting practices will now be more in line with those of most major U.S. corporations. Lucent's method of valuing pension and benefit assets had been among the most conservative of the more than 150 large U.S. corporations surveyed by our auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers.


    Under this administration, the value of no-bid contracts has skyrocketed Oversight of federal contracts has been turned over to private companies with blatant conflicts of interest. And when government auditors and whistleblowers do flag abuses, their recommendations are often ignored.


    I think it's fairly well known that the SEC for one is looking at Tyco, and looking at it very hard. When the SEC looks at any company, they are interested in talking to their auditors. And as part of their look they'd naturally be talking to us, and we'd be talking to them.



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