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. and overseas” seeking further explanation about the auditor’s opinion.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 12, 2022

Hold Auditors Accountable for Complicity in Corporate Fraud [ Bloomberg Tax ] Unfortunately, since the fall of Arthur Anderson in the wake of the Enron scandal, the SEC and PCAOB have often failed to go after auditors playing fast and loose with the rules. Cordes, EA (@cordes_tax) August 11, 2022.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Patrick, now a resident of Cody, Wyoming, co-owned a media brokerage firm with her husband and hired an accounting firm to prepare business and personal tax returns for 2012 through 2014. Despite receiving the completed and accurate tax returns from the accounting firm, Patrick did not file them with the IRS.

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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

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

KPMG extends pay freeze to 12,000 UK staff [ Financial Times ] Bosses at the Big Four accountancy firm told staff across its four divisions in recent weeks that they would not receive a pay rise this year unless they were promoted, according to people familiar with the matter.

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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 7, 2023

For some time now municipalities have felt the crunch from the accountant shortage and unlike public accounting firms feeling the same, these entities don’t have the luxury of turning down work to ease it nor can they overwork their people with no overtime. Glad you didn’t ask! That last part is a bit much, my guy.

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Going Concern

MAY 13, 2024

Sabrina Sanders, AT&T’s chief accounting officer, is targeting graduate students for the company’s two-year-old, in-house training program. We included additional clarification that an auditor’s professional skepticism extends to other information that is obtained to comply with PCAOB standards and rules. PCAOB Chair Erica Y.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Conflict Surrounding Work-Life Balance in Public Accounting Firms [ CPA Journal ] For years, the public accounting sector has been characterized by high employee turnover. In the past few decades, public accounting firms have implemented work-life balance practices as part of their attempts to curb excessive turnover.

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Going Concern

MARCH 1, 2024

Meanwhile, the audit side is under increased regulatory pressure because of perceived lapses in audit quality at accounting firms of all sizes. Deloitte examines the future role of the government [ Channel Daily News ] Of course that’s Deloitte’s strong view, they stand to profit from it.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Top 50 accounting firm Cohen & Co. will be entering the Buffalo market when a deal to acquire Szymkowiak & Associates CPAs and its sister firm PEAR Consultants closes next month. All professionals of Szymkowiak and PEAR Consulting, which share an office in Buffalo, will join Cohen & Co.

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Going Concern

MAY 5, 2023

Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory. Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 13, 2024

A Minnesota legislative committee advanced a bill in the state Senate on March 7 that would add an alternative pathway to CPA licensure while also maintaining the 150 credit-hour option. It has instead created artificial barriers for Minnesotans to become CPAs. This is harming smaller organizations that can’t find CPAs.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

by u/Altruistic-Bee-6372 in CPA Office Space PwC looks to exit Downtown for office in West San Jose [ The Real Deal ] Downtown San Jose has one more business casualty that could head west: PwC. The accounting and advisory firm in an email said it plans to move its office from One Cleveland Center (1375 E.

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Going Concern

APRIL 29, 2022

4 Ways CPAs Can Explain the Tax Benefits of Direct Indexing to Clients [ Parametric ] Let’s unpack what CPAs should know about direct indexing from a tax perspective—and explore some unique and effective methods for explaining it to your clients. Less work for EY auditors? have quit or stopped all client work.

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Going Concern

MARCH 22, 2024

The international firm has cited legal professional privilege over a report by law firm Linklaters, but provided more information about the scope of the investigation and the conduct of those it mentions. Atlas CPAs and Advisors undercut the Utah-based auditing firm by $12,000. Movers and Shakers Jackson M.

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Going Concern

APRIL 15, 2022

There is another way of putting this: Accounting is a profession whose brand has not been diluted. For example, the AICPA’s idea of expanding its membership by opening the certified in financial forensics (CFF) certification to non-CPAs runs counter to the exclusivity of the CPA brand. The consultation runs until May 26.

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Going Concern

APRIL 12, 2024

ICYMI: These are the most-read articles on Going Concern this week: Tax Preparer Finds Out in the Worst Way Possible That ERC Wasn’t a Free Money Glitch Survey Says: Which Group of Auditors Are Most Satisfied With Their Salaries? Tesla Korea makes accounting errors [ The Chosun Daily ] Tesla Korea, the South Korean unit of U.S.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Steady increases in reporting and assurance are significant, yet more companies need to take the additional step to obtain assurance to build trust and confidence in what they report,” said Susan Coffey, AICPA & CIMA’s CEO of public accounting. 38% of non-accountant service providers use ISAE 3000, up from 34% in 2019.

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Going Concern

MAY 26, 2023

PwC to remove staff involved in Australia tax leak scandal from govt work [ Reuters ] PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has agreed to remove staff with links to the leak and use of confidential Australian tax plans from government work, a senior government official told an inquiry on Thursday. Big four consultancies win $1.4

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Going Concern

MARCH 17, 2023

“A proposal like this could allow for the reinstatement of credit for more than 15,000 CPA candidates and re-open the door for those candidates to complete their journeys to becoming licensed CPAs. The official focus of the inquiry is about unethical behaviour by consultants engaged in lucrative federal government work.

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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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Going Concern

APRIL 5, 2024

Private Equity Why private-equity investors see a target-rich environment in Chicago’s accounting biz [ Crain’s Chicago Business ] Isn’t “target-rich environment” what Overwatch’s Soldier 76 says when he pops his ult and proceeds to melt the entire enemy team? Foreshadowing maybe.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The Financial Reporting Council’s Audit Quality team has issued a notice of a proposed sanction on Deloitte, proposing a regulatory penalty of £440k after it was determined that the Big Four firm failed to comply with the auditing framework in its audit of a listed company’s 2018 financial statements. Ron Guzior, BST & Co.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 20, 2024

When it comes to Single Audits of local governments, nonprofits, school districts, and HUD engagements, auditors must navigate through a complex set of rules that are constantly changing. Auditors and managers can simultaneously sign off on multiple procedures, quickly check all engagement overviews, and identify missing answers.

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Going Concern

JUNE 2, 2023

ChatGPT Offers CPAs ‘Superpowers’ Deloitte’s Ucuzoglu Says [ Bloomberg Tax ] “The use cases are breathtaking: They will fundamentally alter the profession,” said Deloitte Global CEO Joe Ucuzoglu, addressing a University of Southern California financial reporting conference on Thursday. .” has merged with the firm.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In Australia, EY is still bungling this one up : EY accidentally leaked the personal details of current and former employees while trying to launch a massive review into the firm’s workplace culture. Yet that is what the IRS deals with every day.” From FloQast : Six in ten (63%) U.K.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 17, 2024

Innovative Solutions for Modern Challenges Corporate accounting and internal audit departments are navigating an increasingly complex and high-pressure business environment. As standards evolve and regulatory demands intensify, the competition for skilled accountants, advisors and auditors has reached new heights.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 5, 2024

Big 4 Big Four Reshape Consulting Workforce, Strategy With Rare Layoffs [ Bloomberg Tax ] The Big Four accounting firms have leaned into their tech advisory work and data analytics services—areas ripe for revenue growth—as interest rates and the artificial intelligence boom reshaped demand for consulting services. Happy trails, Tom!

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Mendlowitz establishes scholarship at Baruch [ Accounting Today ] Ed Mendlowitz, an emeritus partner at Top 100 Firm Withum and widely respected figure in the accounting profession, has established the Mendlowitz Family Scholarship at Baruch College. Both Mendlowitz and his father, also a CPA, attended the CUNY school.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 25, 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 industry is in a state of transition. The influx of private equity, labor shortages, and remote/hybrid work have all impacted accounting firms to varying degrees.

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Going Concern

JULY 5, 2022

Only certified public accountants can audit public companies’ financial statements, per U.S. But, under the SEC’s proposal, the attestation report could be prepared not only by external auditors but also by other service providers, such as an engineering, consulting or certification firm. securities laws.

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Going Concern

MARCH 11, 2024

We’ll be doing an article shortly, in the meantime here are some quotes from INSIDE Public Accounting : Bob Cedergren, MNCPA board chair added, “I can tell you from my own experience, through conversations with colleagues throughout the country and the members of the MNCPA, that we have a significant shortage of CPAs.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 26, 2024

Long Read Corporate Self-Oversight [ The American Prospect ] Four auditing firms examine the books of nearly every big U.S. AI Is your firm keeping pace? How AI is transforming audit [ Thomson Reuters ] In the past, auditors have heavily relied on manual processes to uncover risks in financial statements and business operations.

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Going Concern

MAY 15, 2023

Virginia Society of CPAs is tackling the question “ is 150 too many? ” For nearly the past two decades, prospective CPAs in Virginia have had to undertake 150 hours of education before becoming licensed. But a declining CPA pipeline has accountants asking: Is the 150 now a barrier to becoming a CPA?

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The rule governs the liability of associated persons who contribute to a registered public accounting firm’s primary violation of the laws, rules, and standards that Congress has charged the Board with enforcing. Firm Watch Cherry Bekaert Acquires Outsourced Accounting Firm [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] Raleigh, N.C.-based

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Going Concern

MARCH 8, 2024

Audit SEC Settlement Against Auditing Firm Serves as Reminder of Important Independence Rules [ JD Supra ] On February 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced that it settled an administrative proceeding against Lordstown Motors Corps’ former auditor, Clark Schaefer Hackett and Co. But that is changing.

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