{"id":1420,"date":"2008-08-26t10:53:11","date_gmt":"2008-08-26t15:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=1420"},"modified":"2024-10-01t09:18:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01t13:18:43","slug":"is-it-time-to-scrap-the-independence-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2008\/08\/26\/is-it-time-to-scrap-the-independence-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"is it time to scrap ‘independence?’"},"content":{"rendered":"
for comps and reviews, maybe.<\/strong><\/p>\n who really needs or wants an “independent” accountant, anyway?<\/p>\n leading accounting firms are pushing a revamp of the rules for compilations and reviews that would drop the traditional ‘independence’ requirement and replace it, instead,\u00c2\u00a0 with a new standard aimed at reliability. the idea has been cooking for a couple years, but it’s only now starting to get some buzz in the profession.<\/p>\n the aicpa’s powerful