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Friday Footnotes: Higher Salaries Lead to Higher Fees; EY Auditors Quit; Senator Rags on Greedy Accounting Firms | 1.27.23

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Big 4 EY auditors escape potential Wirecard sanctions after leaving profession [ Financial Times ] Germany’s audit watchdog closed investigations against four current and former EY auditors involved in inspecting collapsed payments firm Wirecard after they handed back their professional licences and left the profession earlier this month.

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When a Bank Fails, People ‘Lose Faith’ in the Auditors

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bank customers — find it difficult to trust auditors when those auditors have been associated with a failed bank. His new article, “The Role of Audit Firms in Spreading Depositor Contagion,” argues that depositors perceive bank failure as an audit failure, which reduces their assessment of auditor credibility.

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Research: Seniors Give Better Review Comments If They Think the Staff Will Stick Around

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The paper “ Coaching Today’s Auditors: What Causes Reviewers to Adopt a More Developmental Approach? Schaefer (University of Missouri – Kansas City). Abstract of “Coaching Today’s auditors: What causes reviewers to adopt a more developmental approach?”

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Friday Footnotes: Ex-CPA Leaves Clients in the Lurch Before Tax Day; EY Layoffs; More ERC Concerns | 4.12.24

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ICYMI: These are the most-read articles on Going Concern this week: Tax Preparer Finds Out in the Worst Way Possible That ERC Wasn’t a Free Money Glitch Survey Says: Which Group of Auditors Are Most Satisfied With Their Salaries? the auditor of Tesla Korea, about the company’s financial statements for last year.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Hires Ex-Prisoners; Notes From PwC’s All-Hands; Why CPAs Are Leaving | 4.26.24

Going Concern

Orthographically-challenged auditors are relatively rare. One other US auditor has used nine variations of their name and another two have used eight different spellings. Talent If you’re looking to add to your remote workforce, check out Accountingfly’s top remote accountants and auditors of the week.

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What was new in September for state sales and use taxes

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Auditors reported problems with the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers. Kansas businessman James Morey, 68, of Lawrence, pleaded no contest to two counts of theft related to sales tax. Overall sales tax collections remain above pre-pandemic baselines in most states, even if the rate has slowed. Blue bayou.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Unintended Audit Consequences; The IRS Needs Experienced Accountants; PwC AI | 9.18.23

Going Concern

” Interested individuals in the financial services industry — such as tax accountants, forensic accountants auditors, controllers and treasurers — can learn more and apply through the job announcement. More than the number, auditors are exiting big names, which used to be a rarity.

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