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About 200 Chinese firms are at risk of getting kicked off the Nasdaq and NYSE

Aug 3, 2022
The companies must let American regulators inspect their financial audits, a fight that stretches over 20 years.
The Luckin coffee chain was initially seen as a high-tech Starbucks killer before it was forced to delist from the Nasdaq over fraud charges.
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Trump officials plan to delist Chinese companies that don't meet audit standards

Regulators want access to financial audits of Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges.
The Trump administration is recommending a plan that Chinese companies with shares traded on U.S. stock exchanges must submit to audits or else give up their listings. Pictured: The New York Stock Exchange.
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A different take on ‘Audit the Fed’

May 17, 2016
Why one former Fed staffer is calling for an annual review instead.
Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen.
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Why the government keeps a helium reserve

Jul 8, 2015
Originally for the military, it's now critical in medical and research labs.

How some health insurers ended up as nonprofits

Jul 6, 2015
Back in the 1920s, firms began to be organized around a social welfare mission.

The cost of inefficient Social Security record keeping

Mar 10, 2015
Banks, the IRS and others rely on the "death master file."

'Audit the Fed' illustrates the politics behind policy

Feb 24, 2015
Sen. Rand Paul's call for more oversight of the Fed is a reliable applause line.

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IRS budget problems help tax evaders

Apr 15, 2014
Taxpayers face a smaller risk of being audited by the IRS.

Should companies be forced to rotate auditors?

Jul 9, 2013
The House of Representatives has voted to ban a proposed requirement that would force companies to rotate auditors every few years.
An accountant checks tax forms in his office in Naples on October 22, 2012.
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4 tips to avoid an audit this tax season

Apr 3, 2013
Tax day is less than two weeks away. As you prepare for this year's returns, Marketplace's Senior Producer of Personal Finance Paddy Hirsch brings you tips to avoid an audit.
Therapist and executive coach Angela Sasseville says that the pandemic and other factors have primed us to feel more anxious than before.
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