1.   Allowing auditors to do consulting work for the same clients has some advantages, Wilson said.

2.   But the Andersen chief also accused Enron officials of not divulging critical information about questionable partnerships, making it impossible for the auditors to do their job.

3.   If a company is intent on deceiving the investing public, there is little the auditor can do to discover and prevent it.

4.   She says one of the first things auditors do is compare purchase invoices with sales receipts.

5.   So does state auditor Doug Norton.

6.   Confronted with the Enron debacle, financial authorities are searching for ways to ensure that auditors are doing their job correctly.