Going Concern

MARCH 31, 2023

Big 4 EY Fails to Reach Deal on Split [ Wall Street Journal ] The unexpected revolt that has upended the planned breakup of accounting firm Ernst & Young is being driven by two longtime U.S. auditors who believe their part of the firm could end up weakened by a deal. People did not enjoy that.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 16, 2024

Supposedly accounting is the hottest in-demand remote job : The most sought-after remote job companies are hiring for isn’t in tech, as you might expect. Accountant is the hottest work-from-home job on the market right now. Accountants claimed the top spot in FlexJobs’ annual ranking of the top remote jobs in the U.S.,

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Going Concern

MAY 26, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. The accounting firm is embroiled in a national scandal over its use of confidential information about proposed tax laws to drum up business. Have a safe Memorial Day. million over a decade.

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Going Concern

APRIL 15, 2024

In response, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has drafted a rule that the accounting firms can have public trust or private financials—but they can’t have both. Public accounting firms operate in a unique space in our society. But what about the books of the auditor? Regulations need to change to match.

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Accounting Today

JULY 11, 2023

The education-technology titan has been rocked by the resignation of its auditor and three board members.

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Going Concern

APRIL 29, 2022

ICYMI | The CPA Evolution Project Realigns the Professional Certification and Challenges Accounting’s Viability as a Stand-alone Major [ The CPA Journal ] Accounting—at least as an independent field of study—is becoming obsolete in today’s technology- and analytics-focused world. Less work for EY auditors?

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Menzies

JANUARY 20, 2023

Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Menzies are often appointed by the Finance Directors of large companies and groups to work alongside their existing auditors. We can guide you through these reporting requirements and explain how these regulations will apply to your company.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

Several high-profile corporate collapses and initiatives from corporate accounting standard-setters have raised questions about businesses’ use of supply chain finance and whether the trade finance tool prevents investors and auditors from gaining a transparent view into company finances.

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Going Concern

APRIL 12, 2024

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. While the average mean salary for accountants in the U.S.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Talent As tax season approaches, accounting firms are short on staff [ Marketplace ] Oh hey! How can employers optimise working environments to support the needs of their accountancy teams and ultimately retain them, all while adding value to their organisation? The stablecoin firm released BDO’s assurance opinion on Feb.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By Jeff McDonald, The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS) A longtime accountant for the San Diego City Treasurer’s Office who says she was fired after refusing to sign off on findings her bosses changed has agreed to accept hundreds of thousands of dollars from taxpayers to settle her lawsuit. The “Yellow Book” is the U.S.

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ThomsonReuters

JUNE 28, 2023

Let’s take a look at some best practices accounting firms can use to help clients overcome the challenges of ESG data collection and management. When you look at ESG through the lens of a tax and accounting firm, reporting on environmental, social, and governance factors is enabled by data.

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Going Concern

JULY 7, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Accounting is the language of business: If you understand this language, you can work creatively across the world of finance.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 25, 2023

When Thomson Reuters reported late last year that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) had proposed an eighth round of changes to lease accounting rules 1 , accounting and finance execs around the country channeled their inner Charlie Browns with a collective, “Good grief!”

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The Big 4 Accounting firm announced the independent review following the tragic death of EY worker Aishwarya Venkatachalam, 27, who fell to her death from the 11th floor of the company’s Sydney office in August last year. . Yet that is what the IRS deals with every day.” From FloQast : Six in ten (63%) U.K.

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CPA Practice

MAY 18, 2023

One of the biggest questions currently being asked by many throughout the accounting profession is, “How can we make accounting more appealing to students?” There’s plenty of accounting jobs out there that need to be filled— more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left the profession in the past few years.

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Going Concern

JUNE 9, 2023

A March report by the New South Wales Auditor-General [ PDF ] breaks everything down by the numbers and is mentioned here because the PwC tax scandal went down on their side of the world. Another concern when it comes to government reliance on outside consultants: knowledge transfer.

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ThomsonReuters

JUNE 16, 2023

When one thinks of accounting fraud, it is likely that these are some of the cases that come to mind. However, most cases of accounting fraud will not make news headlines and can happen in companies of all sizes and industries. When someone is found guilty of committing accounting fraud, they are subject to criminal prosecution.

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Accounting Insight

AUGUST 8, 2023

Accounting fraud causes serious damage. According to the latest report by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Occupational Fraud 2022, accounting fraud is the type of business fraud that causes the highest losses to companies. Internal auditors discover 16% and external auditing 4% of cases.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Underemployed staff at the Big Four auditors risk losing their jobs as firms step up their scrutiny of employee workloads in a downturn. Deloitte said: “We are considering restructuring parts of our advisory corporate finance business. The Times ran this story on Sunday: ‘Under-employed’ staff in the firing line at the Big Four.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 30, 2023

Bloomberg Tax ] Britain’s accounting watchdog said on Monday it will monitor whether auditors were making spot checks on their compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting requirements in company audits. These escrow accounts were at the centre of the Wirecard fraud.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

You were proactive and diligent about readying your accounting firm for tax season, and yet you’re still facing staffing gaps precisely when you need all hands on deck. Unfortunately, the shortage of talent in the accounting profession isn’t minor or likely temporary. Who can replace these workers? The number of U.S. The number of U.S.

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Going Concern

MAY 12, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Working in the Big Four seems to be more limited to just like, CFO or chief finance type roles.” The accountancy sector is no exception. Investment banking was more versatile, he said.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

As the fallout from Wirecard ’s troubles unfold, Germany’s deputy finance minister has called for radical solutions to fix how accounting firms are regulated, the Financial Times reported. We have reached an agreement with the Finance Ministry to terminate the contract,” a Justice Ministry official told Reuters. million) bail.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Structuring your accounting infrastructure can be daunting, no matter how big or successful your company is. Companies often ask about the differences between accountants and controllers. Although the roles are different, they are integral to any accounting team. What is an accountant? What is a Controller?

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Barring any huge incident like an accounting firm getting raided by the FBI on Christmas Day, there will not be any breaking news. One key reason: PwC is trying to compete for top talent amid a dwindling number of accounting majors. Tips are still welcome , nay, encouraged , and we’ll be monitoring the tipline. and Mexico.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 7, 2023

You were proactive and diligent about readying your accounting firm for tax season, and yet you’re still facing staffing gaps precisely when you need all hands on deck. Unfortunately, the shortage of talent in the accounting profession isn’t minor or likely temporary. Who can replace these workers? The number of U.S. The number of U.S.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 18, 2024

Jump to: What are the roles and responsibilities for accountants? Accountant vs. CPA vs. tax preparer: What are the differences? GAAP and AICPA What issues should accountants be aware of in the profession? How can accountants be more efficient? Accountant responsibilities extend far beyond number crunching.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Check out this week’s top remote accounting candidates. Check out this week’s top remote accounting candidates. P.S. We’re off for Labor Day, hope you are too.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

café chain Patisserie Valerie has been arrested after the company revealed “significant, and potentially fraudulent, accounting irregularities,” according to BBC reports on Friday (Oct. On Friday, the company said Chris Marsh, its finance director, was arrested during the night and has been released on bail.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Miller was appointed vice president for finance in April 2020 and also serves as the university treasurer. Under his leadership, the Division of Finance has enhanced university business practices and transformed several financial and business information systems to improve customer service for faculty, staff, and students.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

With market volatility and economic pressure higher than it has been in more than a decade, the ways businesses manage and account for their money is inevitably included in that wave of operational change. That means significant implications for the ways accountants and auditors operate both within an enterprise and externally from it.

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Going Concern

MAY 22, 2023

Let’s start off with a positive post on r/accounting. Current and future accountants, you have a lot to be optimistic about. by u/manthisis in Accounting Moving on, PwC Australia continues to rack up the Ls. Some lawmakers have called for a total ban on granting the auditor more government contracts.

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Going Concern

APRIL 21, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. But that might be the least of it: The outlook for EY’s business of charging for advice and accounting is getting weaker in the U.S. A failed breakup attempt cost the company $600 million.

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Cherry Bekaert

MAY 26, 2023

Below are the top IT risk considerations for organizations to assess: Emerging Technologies The adoption of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, robotic process automation (RPA) and the proliferation of blockchain in everyday business finances is expected to continue to accelerate.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

This event did not come about because China suddenly warmed to the PCAOB, rather Congress urged their cooperation along with the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act of 2020, threatening delisting from American exchanges if they did not comply.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This extensive rebrand effort conveys the company’s expanded focus on empowering finance, accounting and IT with a unified platform that manages what companies lease, use and subscribe to, and the contracts that govern those agreements. GAAP (including FASB, GASB and FASAB standards) as well as the IFRS.

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