CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

billion—that was the total audit fees paid by the S&P 500 companies in fiscal year 2022, a record-high amount, according to a recent analysis from Ideagen Audit Analytics. However, the nearly 4% increase in audit fees over FY 2021 was less than the year-over-year inflation rate in 2022 of 6.5% in the U.S., in the U.S.,

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 3, 2023

Too many of today’s auditors are stressed and overworked. Therefore, firms need to ensure that auditors can access the tools they need and achieve the greater work-life balance they desire should they wish to retain top talent. . Auditors are no exception. What challenges do auditors face today?

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ThomsonReuters

JUNE 15, 2023

Increased focus on ESG There are a number of issues and challenges around ESG that tax and accounting firms need to consider. How is the growing focus on ESG affecting the audit profession? Auditors are having to expand the scope of their work as ESG is increasingly under the scrutiny of stakeholders and investors.

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Going Concern

JUNE 29, 2022

The hardworking human beings at Audit Analytics have released their analysis of initial public offering trends and IPO auditor market share for the first quarter of this year , a period in which the number of companies going public was minuscule compared to Q1 of 2021. Marcum and Withum combined audited 49.3%

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Going Concern

MAY 24, 2024

[link] pic.twitter.com/yegGRtXHFN — Going Concern (@going_concern) May 23, 2024 News PwC faces crisis in China over audit of failed property giant Evergrande [ Financial Times ] The Ls just don’t stop for PwC. However, it was announced to partners at a meeting on Tuesday that Shaw had triumphed in a five-candidate race.

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Going Concern

APRIL 19, 2024

consulting partners by more than 50% compared with last year as demand for advisory services continues to slow and the firm reorganizes its business lines. The Big Four accounting firm is considering adding about 85 U.S. Given the gravity of these allegations,” the AFRC is “obliged to initiate an investigation,” it said.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 10, 2023

However, as tax regulations become more intricate and audit scrutiny intensifies, the demand for accurate tax preparation continues to grow, adding pressure to tax practitioners. Over the past two years, more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left their positions, marking a 17% decline from the peak of the profession a few years ago.

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ThomsonReuters

MAY 22, 2024

Is your firm among them? In today’s dynamic and competitive business environment, owners and partners of accounting and audit firms should, at least, be considering cloud-based technology as part of their broader strategies. Those who fail to do so risk losing their competitive edge.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

million earlier this week for breaking various Public Company Accounting Oversight Board auditing rules. Grant Thornton’s India arm and an Australian audit firm also received penalties from the PCAOB. The biggest fine was given to top 25 accounting firm Withum, which was docked $2 million on Feb.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

We are here to talk about how Hindenburg sniffed out Adani’s audit firm and what it found. From the report: The independent auditor for Adani Enterprises and Adani Total Gas is a tiny firm called Shah Dhandharia. 435 in 2021) in monthly office rent. . 435 in 2021) in monthly office rent.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For example, Adani Enterprises has had 5 chief financial officers over the course of 8 years, a key red flag indicating potential accounting issues. The independent auditor for Adani Enterprises and Adani Total Gas is a tiny firm called Shah Dhandharia. 435 in 2021) in monthly office rent.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 20, 2023

Practice Management How firms use stay interviews to boost retention [ Journal of Accountancy ] Job interviews have long been an essential part of the hiring process. But now, some public accounting firms are turning the lens on themselves.

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Going Concern

JULY 31, 2023

Currently KPMG, Deloitte and EY provide both consulting and audit to both the public and private sector. Mr Fels, who has provided evidence to the committee looking into the ethical behaviour the major consultancy firms, said conflict-of-interest concerns about the big four were “a problem of their own making”.

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Going Concern

APRIL 16, 2024

Over the past week or so, various media outlets have been picking on Trump Media auditor BF Borgers and their 100% PCAOB deficiency rate. See: Trump Media’s accounting firm has a 100% deficiency rate from U.S. For example, during the year, there was one engagement partner who was responsible for 147 issuer audits.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 12, 2024

Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. Long Reads How Auditor Deloitte Missed A Nigerian Company’s Massive Fraud [ Forbes ] Hindenburg Research, known for sniffing out corporate scams, took aim in June at an obscure Nigeria-based outfit named Tingo Group. Tingo paid $1.6

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For respondents, the staffing struggle also meant curtailing business growth (19.23%), more errors in sales tax calculation (17.58%), more frustration from existing staff (21.43%) and, perhaps scariest, a growing lack of confidence in being prepared for an audit (22.53%). million accountants and auditors in the U.S.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Breaking news: Cohen & Company made a mistake on one of its audits inspected by the PCAOB. Big deal, you ’re probably thinking, audit firms screw up all the time—some more than others. But Cohen & Company had perfect auditing report cards from the PCAOB for 2018, 2019 , and 2020. We’re looking at you, BDO USA.)

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CPA Practice

APRIL 15, 2023

One of the Big Four accounting giants in the U.S., EY was considering splitting up its audit and consulting units to avoid suggestions of a conflict of interest between the two practices. Following a split, EY would have been able to advise companies for which it also acted as auditor. Given the strategic importance of the U.S.

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Going Concern

MAY 28, 2024

The local news in Cincinnati covered this strategic move : One of Greater Cincinnati’s largest accounting firms is being acquired by an Indianapolis company. Blue Ash-based tax, advisory and audit firm Cassady Schiller CPAs & Advisors will become part of Katz, Sapper & Miller in a transaction that will be completed May 31.

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Going Concern

MARCH 24, 2023

This article will explore how firms can transform a disengaged team and provide actionable insights firm leaders can set in motion today. Firm Watch Ex-BDO USA Workers Advance Narrowed 401(k) Plan Fee Challenge [ Bloomberg Law ] Former BDO USA LLP employees who accused the accounting firm of mismanaging their $1.2

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The PCAOB today announced settled disciplinary orders sanctioning Greece-based PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditing Company SA (PwC Greece) and its partner Nicos George Komodromos for violations of PCAOB rules and standards in connection with the audit of the 2016 financial statements of Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.

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Going Concern

APRIL 30, 2024

It’s been almost six years since the Canadian government legalized recreational cannabis and ever since, a microcosm of financial reporting and auditing has been growing (no pun) beside it. Note that many companies switched auditors so not all fees listed went to the current auditor.) billion Canadian dollar ($3.7

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 14, 2022

KPMG UK has promoted a historically modest 25 new equity partners this year as it makes greater use of the salaried partner badge which it introduced in 2021. The firm has promoted 108 new partners in its latest cohort which it announced on 14 October. In the war for accounting talent, allowing remote work is table stakes.

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CPA Practice

MAY 14, 2024

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has overhauled its decades-old quality control requirements for audit firms by adopting a new standard on May 13 designed to put the onus squarely on auditors and executives. Firms themselves have also changed significantly, as has the role of firm networks.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 17, 2023

More than half of the audits of brokers and dealers inspected by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) last year had mistakes, as audit firms took a big step backwards from improvements they made in 2021. The PCAOB has released annual progress reports on the audits of broker-dealers since 2012.

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Going Concern

APRIL 15, 2022

Accounting watchdog investigates Deloitte over Go-Ahead audits [ The Guardian ] One of the UK’s biggest accounting firms, Deloitte, is under investigation by regulators for its audits of Go-Ahead, after the bus and rail operator was embroiled in a scandal for wrongly withholding £50m of taxpayers’ money.

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Going Concern

MAY 20, 2024

PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks. Earlier: The CPA Credential and the Profession Are in a Race For Relevance, Says ICPAS CEO Todd Shapiro (October 2021) UK audit firms are asleep at the wheel according to a new report.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 8, 2024

Hey remember the Bloomberg story last March about how staff shortages at audit firms were causing municipal credit ratings to tank ? S&P has placed 149 long-term, underlying and program ratings on a negative credit watch this year because the ratings company hasn’t received 2021 financial statements from the issuers.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 26, 2023

A new PCAOB staff report sheds light on an area where PCAOB inspectors have observed relatively high rates of audit deficiencies: special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). From 2020 to 2021, U.S. The staff report noted: The PCAOB reviewed 44 SPAC-related audits performed in 2021.

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Going Concern

APRIL 7, 2023

[ Wall Street Journal ] A tap story from WSJ says accountants and writers are among the jobs that could be most affected by AI tools (*gulp*) Big 4 March people moves: KPMG, Deloitte, PwC make senior hires [ AccountancyAge ] Musical chairs across the pond. ’s accounts drew scrutiny from regulators, the firm’s plan to secure a U.K.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

‘There’s definitely an accountant shortage out there’: MBAs have become the go-to degree and companies are struggling to hire enough CPAs [ Fortune ]. The Big Four accounting firms are even reaching out to high school students to share that message and creating more flexible work environments, Lansford says.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 21, 2023

The PCAOB said on Wednesday that the $3 million penalty it gave Marcum is the largest doled out to a “non-affiliate firm,” meaning an audit firm that isn’t a member of a global network. Marcum agreed to pay a $10 million penalty to settle the charges, according to the SEC.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Cheaters What went wrong at PwC Canada: Accounting firm agrees to pay $1.45-million million to settle exam cheating scandal [ Canadian Accountant ] The Canadian member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International has agreed to pay the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario $1.45 Lapierre, PwC U.S.’s

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Going Concern

JULY 26, 2022

billion), according to a new analysis from Audit Analytics. Compared to Q2 of 2021, the number of traditional IPOs (including direct listings) declined by 75%, and the number of SPAC IPOs fell by 79%. Even though SPACs are going through a rough patch, public accounting firms that are SPAC auditing machines were kept the busiest in Q2.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

“Financial reporting leaders, but also investors, regulators, and other stakeholders in the capital markets expect AI to drive audit quality. . “Financial reporting leaders, but also investors, regulators, and other stakeholders in the capital markets expect AI to drive audit quality.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 26, 2023

The report outlines plans to increase the focus on fraud-related audit procedures, continue prioritizing risks related to material digital assets, and continue selecting audits in the financial services sector for inspection, among other priorities.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In an article for CoinDesk , Francine McKenna took a crack at why the FTX debacle happened, and like she always does when there ’s really bad accounting at a company going through a financial crisis, who are/were the auditors: It’s not clear why FTX commissioned two different audit firms to audit its 2020 and 2021 financial statements.

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