US accountancy watchdog wants answers on Dutch fraud: FD

The US accountancy sector regulator has asked several Dutch accountants offices to carry out extra research into cheating during the compulsory exams which all accountants have to take, the Financieele Dagblad said on Thursday. The move makes it more likely that Dutch firms could face fines or sanctions in the US, the paper said. The six biggest accountants’ offices in the Netherlands have been researching potential fraud for over a year. The scandal broke in July last year when it emerged at...