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Friday Footnotes: Tim Ryan Works Too Hard; Fake CPA Gets Violent Over QuickBooks Files; PwC PR | 10.20.23

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The strategic acquisition also encompasses Mueller dotKonnect, a business process outsourcing firm specializing in finance, accounting, tax and payroll functions. It also marks the firm’s fifth office location in the South. LBMC CEO Jeff Drummonds said the firm is aggressively pursuing growth. This move, effective Nov.

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Friday Footnotes: For the Last Time, Salaries Are Too Low; NOCLAR Is Back; Big 4 Beat Up Again | 3.1.24

Going Concern

On June 6, 2023, the PCAOB issued for public comment a proposal ( PDF ) that would amend PCAOB auditing standards related to the auditor’s responsibility for considering a company’s NOCLAR, including fraud. However, this incident should not be seen as an indictment of the CPA profession or the use of licensed accounting firms.

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

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Audit Bitcoin Miner Riot Dumps Auditor for ‘Big Four’ Accounting Firm [ Blockworks ] Riot Platforms is looking to switch accounting firms as the landscape for crypto company auditors remains in flux. US banking failures: the role of big auditors in another financial crisis [ The Conversation ] Atul K.

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The Technology Lab Podcast – Review of Audit Sight – Sept. 2023

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Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss Audit Sight , a technology platform that eliminates manual work for auditors, diligence and private equity providers by automating financial transaction verification. Use the podcast player below to listen. But you know, where we’re gonna be in the audit territory today?

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Friday Footnotes: Know Your Value; Retired EY Partners Complain; ‘Rest For Success’ | 2.3.23

Going Concern

Ironically, Ergo’s auditor is Mazars, a big rival of Grant Thornton among the second tier of Irish accounting firms. Grant Thornton were auditors until McCann became Ergo’s chairman in 2015. When I went on the board here we had to resign as auditors.” When is he changing back? “Ha Ha ha,” he chuckles.

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Friday Footnotes: Working Late; The Year of the ESOP?; It’s Not Layoffs, It’s “Repositioning” | 1.5.24

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He furthered his education at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and was a member of the UT Pride of the Southland Marching Band. He obtained his CPA certification in 1987 and then returned to Smithville to work with Ed Fuqua at his local CPA firm. Feel Bad Stories Half of workers feel pressured to work late.

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The Technology Lab Podcast – CCH Connections Conference Recap – Dec. 2023

CPA Practice

I’m Randy Johnston out of Hutchinson, Kansas with my friend and cohort and CO presenter Brian Tankersley out in Knoxville, Tennessee. Randy Johnston 00:08 Welcome to Technology Lab. Now, as it turns out, Brian and I get the privilege of being guest and presenters at lots of different conferences.