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Jun. 17, 2006

Audit Fees Increased Again In the Sarbanes-Oxley Era

SAN FRANCISCO - While the overall cost of being a public company decreased in 2005, audit fees and other compliance expenses associated with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act continued to rise, according to a report released Thursday by the law firm Foley & Lardner

By Anna Oberthur
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - While the overall cost of being a public company decreased in 2005, audit fees and other compliance expenses associated with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act continued to rise, according to a report released Thursday by the law firm Foley & Lardner.
      The skyrocketing cost of audit fees was big talk last year as publ...

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