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Retirement Income Data: Improvements Could Better Support Analysis of Future Retirees' Prospects

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Future demographic trends include a doubling of the nation's retiree population and only modest labor force growth, leading to concerns about retirement income adequacy for future generations. Credible projections of the effects of policy proposals on federal spending and future retirees' income are necessary. Because adequate data is critical to the analysis of retirement income and wealth, GAO was asked to i… more

Date: March 21, 2003

Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.

Item Type: Report

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Public Accounting Firms: Required Study on the Potential Effects of Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Following major failures in corporate financial reporting, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was enacted to protect investors through requirements intended to improve the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures and to restore investor confidence. The act included reforms intended to strengthen auditor independence and to improve audit quality. Mandatory audit firm rotation (setting a limit on the period… more

Date: November 21, 2003