CPA Practice

AUGUST 15, 2023

Shortly after criticizing audit firms for the number of errors they made on public company audits reviewed by PCAOB inspectors last year, the audit watchdog doled out sanctions to 12 accounting firms from July 28 to Aug. Here is a recap of the PCAOB’s busy last two weeks of enforcement and the firms that got busted.

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Going Concern

MAY 2, 2024

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Going Concern

AUGUST 22, 2024

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Going Concern

MAY 16, 2024

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Local CPA weighs in on accountant shortage [ WMDT ] The Salisbury, MD news spoke to a UHY partner about the issue. Accounting enrollment for the past 10 years has been declining by 16.9% according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary statistical agency of the Department of Education.

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CPA Practice

JULY 17, 2024

TNS) Where have all the accountants gone? Between 1990 and 2021, the number of people sitting for the Certified Public Accountant exam plunged by almost 50 percent , according to the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. client base for the small business accounting software platform Xero. “The

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Going Concern

APRIL 15, 2022

To counter this perception, the accounting profession could be rebranded as a foundational force of social stability and progress, and not just as “a job” with long hours and low return on investment (ROI) on education. The pay isn’t worth the educational investment. A narrow focus on numbers. The consultation runs until May 26.

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Going Concern

JUNE 27, 2024

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The city is a hotbed of professional services, including lawyers, consultants and the now-endangered species of certified public accountants. These days, the accounting profession is in crisis as CPAs retire and the pipeline to replace them dries up.

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Going Concern

JULY 11, 2024

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Going Concern

JUNE 21, 2024

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CPA Practice

MAY 18, 2023

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. Training and education: Providing high-quality accounting education and training opportunities.

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Going Concern

JUNE 13, 2024

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Going Concern

AUGUST 22, 2022

PwC is being sued by a 28-year-old auditor who claims he suffered a serious head injury after attending a work event that involved an “excessive” drinking game of pub golf. Reno’s KOLO ran a segment about the accountant shortage : “The reasons are simple say analysts. There’s consistent continuing education.

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Withum

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Tonight I will conduct my second Auditing class session of this semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and I will be teaching what the auditor’s opinion means and what auditors do to arrive at their opinion. By way of illustration, you can pick any Company’s annual report and follow along with its Auditor’s Report.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 21, 2024

ICYMI: American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT) suggest state and local governments step it up to beat the talent shortage. But accountants who do government work face unique challenges that require more specialized solutions.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

That’s sort of what’s happening in the profession right now over proposed legislation in Minnesota that offers an alternative to the traditional 150 units of education required for licensure. The Minnesota CPA may incur additional fees in Illinois to practice public accounting.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The London-based global accounting firm officially known as PricewaterhouseCoopers International is in talks to lease three floors at a new office building at 3155 Olsen Drive, across from Santana Row in West San Jose, the San Jose Mercury News reported, citing unidentified sources.

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Going Concern

MARCH 22, 2024

Top Remote Accountants of the Week | March 21, 2024 Practice The worst of times: Issues in accounting in 2024 [ Accounting Today ] It’s a great time to run an accounting firm — except for how hard it is. What Role Should Auditors Play in Corporate Compliance?

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The next generation of accountants and auditors is in demand, but Ben Lansford, an accounting professor and director of the Master of Accounting program at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University explained why some are hesitant. Accounting is difficult,” he says. It’s still a good path,” he says.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 10, 2024

Firms must have quality control systems in place to ensure compliance with PCAOB rules and standards, and firm personnel must conduct audits with due professional care and professional skepticism, particularly when auditing high-risk accounts and evaluating potential CAMs,” said Robert Rice, PCAOB director of enforcement and investigations.

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Going Concern

MAY 12, 2023

As a firm we have had to be proactive in our response to attracting candidates, addressing workforce planning and aligning our recruitment strategy to reflect this.” Colorado Springs accounting firm to open Denver office [ Denver Business Journal ] Stockman Kast Ryan and Co., Is AI going to replace me? [

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Firm Watch Whistleblower says big accounting firm hid evidence that a Saudi co-defendant helped finance 9/11 [ Florida Bulldog ] So this is…a lot. For the second year in a row, New York-based accounting firm PKF O’Connor Davies took the #1 spot on Vault’s Best Overall Internships list.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 16, 2024

Accountants from EY and PwC are braced for questioning by the public inquiry into the Post Office scandal, which is expected to turn its attention to the embattled institution’s external auditors later this year. As reported by Canadian Accountant, Marcum agreed in September 2023 to pay $1.2 ” Introspection huh?

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Going Concern

JANUARY 19, 2024

Practice Protecting tax accounting information: Best practices for IT professionals in data security and confidentiality [ Thomson Reuters ] Accounting firms are entrusted with a wealth of sensitive financial data, including tax records, income statements, and other confidential information. Arizona Auditors Found $1.8

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Going Concern

MAY 5, 2023

We’ll see how those trends unfold overtime as the economy continues to shift,” says Adam Batechlor, chief strategy and innovation officer at the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), which conducted the survey of more than 300 CPA firms in the state with Hinge Research Institute.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Three of the firms also joined industry efforts to designate accounting as a science, technology, engineering, and math—or STEM—field, according to federal lobbying disclosures. My buddy from undergrad works office security at one of the Big 4 accounting firms in Midtown. “Win big? The sessions will begin Feb.

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Cherry Bekaert

MAY 3, 2024

Accounting and finance employment is projected to grow 4% from 2022 to 2032, with about 126,500 openings for accountants and auditors each year on average. 1 But attracting and retaining talent is proving difficult for several accounting recruiters and accounting talent acquisition specialists. retirement).

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Michael Harlow to Lead Cannabis Practice at CohnReznick [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] New York-based IPA 100 firm CohnReznick LLP (FY23 net revenue of $920 million) has named Michael Harlow as leader of its cannabis industry practice. That compares with the $1.6 billion the company generated for all of 2022.

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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

JULY 29, 2024

Oh and reminder: the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is working on a plan to consolidate India’s 96,000 little accountancy firms into mega-firms that they think could compete with Big 4 on the global stage. INSIDE Public Accounting continues to tease the upcoming release of the IPA 500.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In that capacity, Urban was responsible for maintaining the company’s general ledger, preparing financial statements, and reconciling the company’s accounts payable and receivable and bank statements. He also failed to pay over $1 million in outstanding tax debts he and his accounting firm, Carter’s Tax Advisory, owed.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

BDO is now among the largest ESOPs in the country and is the first large public accounting firm to transition to ESOP ownership. Also from AFR, Big 4 firms earn almost 100% of top companies’ audit fees : The big four accounting firms earned 99.3 The transaction closed on August 31. The company posted a £37.6m

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Meanwhile, Deloitte affiliates are at number 3 with 141 clients and Grant Thornton Bharat LLP associates have taken the fourth spot with 87 audits, as per the study of auditors of all listed companies. After 1,600 auditors combed through DOD’s $3.5 Teaching Accounting Students an Alphabet Soup of Technology [ The CPA Journal ].

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Speaking of crypto, MarketWatch wrote up a profile on Mazars : While it falls some way behind the “Big Four” accounting firms — as Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG and Deloitte are known — it counts some major companies as clients; Axa, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Peugeot, and advertising firm Publicis.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

AICPA News is a roundup of recent announcements from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The practice aid, Accounting for and Auditing of Digital Assets , is intended to provide nonauthoritative guidance on how to account for and audit digital assets under U.S.

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Going Concern

MARCH 11, 2024

Minnesota’s proposal to add a second pathway to CPA licensure that doesn’t require 150 hours of education is moving forward in the MN Senate. This bill is the pipeline for the life of our firm.” PwC, an accounting firm formerly known as PricewaterhouseCoopers, tabulates the votes for the Academy Awards.

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