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EY denied any wrongdoing but in April 1999 agreed to pay $185 million to settle with the injured parties.
Part II: Merry-Go-Round. Additional charges made against EY included the following (recall that MGR hired EY for turnaround consulting services):
EY had a close relationship with Rouse Company, one of MGRs primary landlords (EY was soliciting business from Rouse and provided significant tax services).
Swidler (the law firm that recommended EY to MGR) and EY had participated in at least 12 different business arrangements, some of which resulted in Swidler receiving significant fees from EY.
EY did not disclose either of these relationships to MGR.
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Although this was not an audit engagement for EY, some of the allegations against the firm can be framed in terms of the Principles Underlying an Audit Conducted in Accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards. Which of the Principles do you think EY allegedly violated?
Given that non-CPAs who consult are not subject to formal professional standards, describe the advantages and disadvantages that result from CPAs being subject to such standards.

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