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The Pivotal Role of Audit Professionals in AI Integration

CPA Practice

Amid technological advancements, the audit professional’s role, characterized by a deep attention to detail, compliance and risk management, is proving to be vital well outside the traditional confines of finance. Auditors’ proficiency in validating data ensures the reliability and accuracy of financial information. By Nate Varel.

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The Audit Profession’s Inability to Retain Talent Poses a Serious Threat to Audit Quality

Going Concern

Those employers with a history of mismanaging their human capital , like the largest audit firms, are being hit the hardest. To stem the exodus of audit professionals , a udit firms are paying higher salaries to attract and retain the same level of relatively inexperienced professionals. Of course, this means audit fees are going up.

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PCAOB’s First-Ever Inspections of Audit Firms Based in China Revealed a Lot of Bad Auditing

CPA Practice

The head of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) said today that its inspectors found significant deficiencies in the audits of U.S.-listed deficiencies in 100% (four of four) of the audit engagements reviewed at KPMG Huazhen and 75% (three of four) of the audit engagements reviewed for PwC Hong Kong.

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Unveiling the new PCAOB standard QC 1000: A leap towards enhanced audit quality

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In the ever-evolving landscape of auditing and accounting, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has taken a significant step forward with the adoption of a new quality control standard, QC 1000. What are the core objectives of QC 1000?

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Friday Footnotes: The ERC Problem; EY Double Dips; Stress Less in Public Accounting | 5.26.23

Going Concern

The accounting firm is embroiled in a national scandal over its use of confidential information about proposed tax laws to drum up business. Boland has appointed Marcelo Bartholo, who heads EY’s eastern region in the US, to be her deputy, and gave King’s job to Dante D’Egidio, chief of the audit business in the same region.

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There Are Only Two Firms in Wyoming That Can Do Government Audits and One Can’t Do Its Job Because of Staff Shortages

Going Concern

Hey remember the Bloomberg story last March about how staff shortages at audit firms were causing municipal credit ratings to tank ? Said the Sheridan Press today : The city of Sheridan and Sheridan County’s FY2023 audits will come in after the state-mandated deadline. The late audit was due on the 31st of December.

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How Are Public Accounting Salaries Stacking Up For 2022? (Part 5, Century Group)

Going Concern

It’s been a minute since we’ve talked about projected salaries for this year in public accounting, and compensation discussions will be happening for many of you in mere months. Here are the projected base pay ranges for the nine roles in public accounting included in Century Group’s 2022 Salary Guide: Audit partner. $1