1.   Companies can hire accounting firms, but they must work alongside qualified local church and human-rights groups.

2.   Companies can thus hire accounting firms to help them devise strategy and hire lawyers if they get sued.

3.   The bank hired accounting firm Kesselman to check the extent of the damages caused by Tsubari.

4.   County officials hired accounting firm Arthur Andersen Monday to help deal with the financial calamity and earlier established a short-term fund to manage tax revenue and cover payroll expenses.