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The close ties between private equity and auditors have raised concerns over the potential threat to the independence of auditors, who are intended to be objective assessors of financial information.

With a home audit, a certified contractor or auditor assesses your appliances, heating and cooling systems, insulation, lighting and writes up recommendations.

Schools that sign the compact are asked to police themselves by hiring an independent auditor to conduct anonymous polling among faculty, students and staff to evaluate the university’s performance against the agreement.

Public companies generally switch auditors either to pay lower fees or because they have gone private, been acquired or outgrown the capabilities of the original firm.

According to a recent report by the French state auditor, that number would go up to €13 billion by 2035.