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Friday Footnotes: How to Add ChatGPT to Excel; RSM Wins Awards; Auditor Independence Pitfalls | 4.7.23

Going Concern

PwC offers cutting edge AI technology with ContractPodAi [ ERP Today Magazine ] PwC has entered into an alliance with ContractPodAi, allowing the firm to offer a cutting edge AI-powered legal contract management platform. and overseas” seeking further explanation about the auditor’s opinion. If Your Job Exposed to ChatGPT?

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

Going Concern

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. What Role Should Auditors Play in Corporate Compliance? Movers and Shakers Jackson M.

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Friday Footnotes: CPA Exam Scares Accounting Majors Away; EY Loses Fees in China | 5.12.23

Going Concern

China’s Shift Away From Big Four Auditors Has EY Most Exposed [ Bloomberg ] Among the four biggest global accounting firms, Ernst & Young is likely to be the most exposed to Beijing’s crackdown on US-linked auditors, as it stands to lose about a 10th of its China revenue. 1, 2024, the Financial Accounting Foundation said.

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German Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Ernst & Young’s Wirecard Audit

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EY Germany continues to respect the strict confidentiality disclosure rules of our profession, and is actively working towards a legally effective release from its confidentiality obligations, in December if possible,” the company said in an email. EY has been approving Wirecard’s financial accounts for over 10 years.

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Friday Footnotes: Retired EY Partners Hate on the Split; It’s a Raid!; ‘An Alphabet Soup of Technology’ | 11.18.22

Going Concern

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 an accounting, tax preparation, and legal services business located in Waxahachie.

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Accounting Fraud: 55 red flags

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According to the latest report by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Occupational Fraud 2022, accounting fraud is the type of business fraud that causes the highest losses to companies. Internal auditors discover 16% and external auditing 4% of cases. Legal sanctions in the past 9. Inadequate auditors 20.

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Friday Footnotes: ‘KPMG Did Not Know What They Were Doing’; Are You Boring?; PCAOB Warns About Confirmations | 3.25.22

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Many firms turn to third-party service providers to send and receive electronic audit confirmations to and from “confirming parties,” including banks, financial institutions, investment and brokerage firms, and law firms. In some cases, auditing firms may be relying too heavily on such outside companies. PCAOB Spotlight PDF here.