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Grant Thornton and Five Other Firms Got Coal in Their Stockings From the PCAOB

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The PCAOB added six audit firms —three international, including a KPMG affiliate, and three in the U.S., BDO RCS Auditores Independentes – $30,000 civil money penalty and censure. Grant Thornton Auditores Independentes Ltd. – $20,000 civil money penalty and censure. including Grant Thornton—to its 2022 naughty list on Dec.

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What’s new in sales tax?

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It did, but the South Carolina Department of Revenue later audited Amazon and found that it had failed to adequately tax sales by third-party merchants. Auditors slapped Amazon with some $12.5 Utah has shelved a bill that would have reduced the remote seller transactions threshold this year.

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In the Trenches: My Three Least Favorite Audit Rooms

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Audit rooms come in all shapes and sizes—usually small, often windowless, sometimes with chairs you can actually sit on, and almost always as far away from the finance/accounting department as possible. After eight years in public accounting, I have loads of unforgettable audit room experiences. Here are just a few. The b oardroom.

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Sales tax and nonprofits

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Location, location, location 501(c)(3) organizations are exempt from sales tax on their purchases in Colorado and in Utah. During a sales tax audit, one of the first requests from the auditor will be for copies of all exemption certificates for any exemptions claimed on sales tax returns. How important are these certificates?

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Friday Footnotes: Bob Moritz Disappoints Us; ERC Window Slamming Shut; 2024 Sucks For Firms? | 3.22.24

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Mr. Day has spent most of his 38-year accounting career at EY, which he initially joined in 1986 on the audit staff in St. Audit City Of Rawlins Opts To Select New CPA’s For City Audits [ Bigfoot99 News ] Here’s how much a city audit costs in Wyoming. What Role Should Auditors Play in Corporate Compliance?

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Friday Footnotes: A (Fake) Day in the Life at Deloitte; DYNAMIC Merger For Grant Thornton; CPA Awareness | 12.9.22

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Accounting, tax audit, and business advisory firm BDO is investing €5m in a new office as it creates 100 new jobs. The 100 new jobs in Dublin will be across all service lines – audit, tax, advisory, consulting, business services and recruitment. Audit reform should not dance to the Big Four’s tune [ Financial Times Opinion ].

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY Partners Banging the Client Again; Turnstile Data Shows Staff DGAF About RTO | 1.29.24

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has hired KPMG LLP to vet its financial statements almost three months after its auditor of 28 years quit amid a tumultuous period for the food storage container business. Tupperware hired the Big Four auditor on Jan. According to EY, she resigned as partner and never worked on the Asda audit. Randy bunch, those EYers.

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