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Trump officials plan to delist Chinese companies that don't meet audit standards

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Jennifer Pak and Alex Schroeder
Aug 7, 2020
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’

by Kai Ryssdal
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

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jul 8, 2015
Originally for the military, it's now critical in medical and research labs.
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How some health insurers ended up as nonprofits

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 6, 2015
Back in the 1920s, firms began to be organized around a social welfare mission.
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The cost of inefficient Social Security record keeping

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 10, 2015
Banks, the IRS and others rely on the "death master file."
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'Audit the Fed' illustrates the politics behind policy

by Tim Fitzsimons
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

by Dan Bobkoff
Apr 15, 2014
Taxpayers face a smaller risk of being audited by the IRS.
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Should companies be forced to rotate auditors?

by Noel King
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

by Paddy Hirsch
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.
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. Here's one: Use a big calculator.
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The taxpayers most likely to get audited

by Sarah Gardner
Apr 2, 2012
With just 15 days left before taxes are due this year, are you more likely to get audited than your neighbor or co-worker?
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