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Public Accounting Firm
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A firm that is registered with the public Accounting Oversight Board to provide accounting services to a public company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 included a provision prohibiting any company that is not registered with the board from preparing, furnishing, or participating in an audit of a public company.
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