U.S. public companies last year paid a median of 2.5% more to auditors for assuring that their financial statements are free from material misstatements, according to an annual survey by the Financial Education & Research Foundation. The increase was nearly double the 1.3% median rise in audit fees recorded in 2016, The Wall Street Journal reports, and
US public companies paid a median of 2.5% more to auditors last year
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