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Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Governance Framework: Part 2, Oversight
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This is the second in a series of in-depth webinar discussions that cover a range of legal and business issues affecting the homebuilder industry. Homebuilders frequently use joint ventures as a means to finance...more