It is the job of an auditor to audit regardless of the company situation. It's hard to imagine an established auditor can choose to fire itself ahead of a professional audit job well done. It's like a doctor who chooses to treat patients with simple ailments or an insurer who chooses to not insure certain group of people but only super healthy ones, or a lawyer who refuses to represent someone who is less than perfect or worst a judge who chooses not to uphold justice because it is going to be excruciating extremely complex case to rule. Ultimately, can an auditor walk away from it's duty by choosing a good company to audit and called that professional judgement? Has corporate professionalism deteriorated till it is hard to believe such a move by EY is anywhere close to a "professional judgement".
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