Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Announced today, former President Donald Trump and his former accounting firm, Mazars, have officially given up a three-year court battle and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform will finally get to see the financial records they’ve been trying to get since 2019. On March 20, 2019, Chairman Elijah E.

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Going Concern

MARCH 15, 2022

Moving on… Moments later — OK it was actually an hour and 25 minutes later — we received this: We’ll give the firm’s security credit here for catching it as quickly as it did. Deloitte and our victim firm above are certainly not alone. An Albany, NY firm was hit with a ransomware attack in late 2019.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 28, 2023

Accounting firms across the pond are ditching Zoom interviews, writes Sunday Times : Zoom calls became the norm for business meetings during the pandemic — but accountancy firms, among the biggest graduate recruiters, are going back to face-to-face interviews when hiring, saying it is easier to assess candidates’ characters. “The

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Going Concern

AUGUST 24, 2022

Stumbled across this interesting paper by authors Paul Madsen and Jeffrey Piao today and thought it worth sharing despite its age (2019). Misery in accounting is timeless after all. The abstract: Popular culture portrays accounting as a miserable job. However, we find that accounting is not a miserable job.

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KROST

APRIL 7, 2022

Pasadena, CA – KROST was recognized as one of Los Angeles Business Journals’ Top 100 Accounting Firms in Los Angeles County, with 78% growth in revenue between 2020 and 2019, the firm is ranked 22 nd on the list. Our firm is honored to be recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal yet again.

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Going Concern

APRIL 15, 2022

To counter this perception, the accounting profession could be rebranded as a foundational force of social stability and progress, and not just as “a job” with long hours and low return on investment (ROI) on education. There is another way of putting this: Accounting is a profession whose brand has not been diluted.

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Going Concern

MAY 20, 2024

PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks. And the larger firms with more than 100 public clients will have to have an outsider on their board evaluating quality control. Find it, and other ICPAS insights, here.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

At the QuickBooks Connect user conference, Rightworks , a cloud service provider for accounting firms and professionals, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Tech 4 Accountants, a security-focused managed service provider for accounting firms and small and medium-sized businesses.

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Going Concern

JULY 11, 2023

The Wall Street Journal wrote today about recent disclosures made by Advance Auto Parts, Joby Aviation, and Germany’s Evotec that specifically point to a lack of accounting staff as a contributor to or sole factor causing certain material weaknesses. We have engaged a leading public accounting firm to support this work.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 18, 2022

CohnReznick announced a merger with Dallas firm BKM Sowan Horan and the Dallas Morning News took the opportunity to trumpet the happy nuptials of the official accounting firm of the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas Morning News : CohnReznick, the 15th largest accounting firm in the U.S. because it offers something different.

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Accounting Insight

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

IRIS, the leading provider of accountancy software, is calling on businesses to carefully consider which accountancy firms they work with in 2023. IRIS, the leading provider of accountancy software, is calling on businesses to carefully consider which accountancy firms they work with in 2023.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 23, 2023

Partnering with an outsourced accounting firm can not only help leadership recapture lost time, but also increase financial efficiency and improve data accuracy – providing real-time insights and expertise that will embolden organizations’ missions and allow them to maximize their impact with limited resources.

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Going Concern

MAY 9, 2023

In recent years, US firms have shifted heavily into offshoring and it seems it never crossed anyone’s mind that offshore talent might be a finite resource. So far it seems dwindling accounting graduate numbers in the Philippines are mostly affecting in-country businesses and firms, still something worth keeping an eye on.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 19, 2024

By Stacy Parker, The Virginian-Pilot (TNS) A Virginia Beach, VA, accountant pleaded guilty April 12 to stealing more than $1 million from a client and using an additional $250,000 in COVID-19 small business relief money for personal bills. Maria Reich, 45, former president of On Call Accountants, pleaded guilty in U.S.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Although the accounting talent shortage seems like something that just popped out of nowhere and couldn’t possibly have been predicted, oh, a decade ago, I feel compelled to remind everyone that we here at Going Concern saw this coming. From Is There Really a Shortage of Entry Level Accountants? OK ready for the prophetic bit?

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AdviceForTaxpreparers

JULY 29, 2019

Accounting Jokes, Videos, Puns and Humor. If you are going to be an accountant then you have to be able to laugh at yourself. I put together this post to bring together any funny and entertaining accounting and tax videos, puns, jokes, pictures, etc. Accounting and CPA Puns. Short Accounting and CPA Jokes.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 3, 2023

Pay extra close attention to accounting firm press releases this year, they will be packed with claims of record applicants, excess hiring, and huge numbers of incoming interns. From Why So Many Accountants Are Quitting published in the Wall Street Journal last Wednesday: More than 300,000 U.S. People want to work here.”

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Going Concern

JANUARY 26, 2024

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. Indeed, trust is not built on mitigating risks alone. million from the federal government.

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Accounting Insight

APRIL 30, 2024

Figures show an “enormous” rise in firms choosing to outsource their accounting services, with a near 40% increase in global spend and a 20% surge in interest over the last five years. Outsourcing ’s growth curve can be compared to that of AI, particularly when it comes to the accounting world.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Here we are again talking about the accountant shortage. Mark Maurer at Wall Street Journal wrote today about a young man named Omer Khokhar who realized after six years in accounting that he was done. The article title: “Job Security Isn’t Enough to Keep Many Accountants From Quitting.” ” Ruh-oh.

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CPA Practice

JULY 25, 2023

This webinar will look at common and not so common lies accountants tell themselves. Field of Study: Business Management and Organization Register Today Presented by Ryan Lazanis , CPA founded Xen Accounting, a 100% cloud-based accounting firm, in 2013. Already registered for this webinar? Click here to log in.

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Cherry Bekaert

AUGUST 31, 2023

Contributors: Jack McKee, Manager, Government & Public Sector With staffing challenges and exceedingly more complex Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) requirements , many government and public sector organizations are finding it difficult to focus on their core mission and deliver results for constituents.

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Going Concern

JULY 31, 2023

Former partner Wayne Plummer told PwC partners in December that the firm had made an in-principle agreement with the Tax Office to settle on a no-admissions basis in return for a 50 per cent reduction in penalties that totalled several hundred thousand dollars. Such suggestions are false.

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Going Concern

APRIL 18, 2022

Except for 2012 when the Purple Rose of Chicago shockingly was named the best accounting firm to work for , a Big 4 firm has been ranked No. 1 in all the other Vault Accounting 50s. Which firm has led the most through the years? Related article: PwC Does Not Relinquish Top Spot In Vault Accounting 25 (2023).

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CPA Practice

MAY 21, 2024

Top 200 accounting firm MaloneBailey was fined $400,000 by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on May 21 for what the audit regulator calls “pervasive quality control violations.”

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Going Concern

MAY 28, 2024

The local news in Cincinnati covered this strategic move : One of Greater Cincinnati’s largest accounting firms is being acquired by an Indianapolis company. Blue Ash-based tax, advisory and audit firm Cassady Schiller CPAs & Advisors will become part of Katz, Sapper & Miller in a transaction that will be completed May 31.

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Going Concern

APRIL 15, 2024

In response, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has drafted a rule that the accounting firms can have public trust or private financials—but they can’t have both. Public accounting firms operate in a unique space in our society. Regulations need to change to match. Right now, they don’t.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 1, 2022

Despite accounting firms changing their Twitter logos to rainbows for the month of June, a shocking number of LGBT accountants are straight up leaving the profession because they feel they don’t belong. This is very bad news considering how shallow the talent pool is to begin with. EY is not in the top twenty at all.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It’s been a while since we’ve done an Accountants Behaving Badly megapost ( 381 days ago , actually), here’s some bad behavior you may have missed. Twice-Convicted Accountant Is Charged With Embezzling More Than $1.1 Palos Hills Accountant Indicted In $7.8M This stock photo is incredible.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 9, 2023

billion) 2019 : 79 ($32.7 Fellow Big Four firm Deloitte and San Francisco-based accounting firm WWC PC CPAs tied with five IPO audit clients each, according to Audit Analytics. Deloitte’s clients also raised the most total proceeds of any individual firm at $742 million. billion) 2022 : 46 ($5.3

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Going Concern

MARCH 4, 2024

BDO, the UK’s fifth largest accountancy firm, said graduates and school leavers were “strictly prohibited” from using AI-driven platforms such as ChatGPT under recently updated application guidelines. for “serious failings” after it didn’t spot an accounting scandal at ad agency M&C Saatchi. billion euro ($2.71

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Accounting Insight

MAY 10, 2022

The co-founder of one of the most forward-thinking accountancy firms in the UK will be sharing her top tips with fellow professionals at one of Europe’s largest annual business event. Bev, who set up Vibrant with business partner Ian Ball in 2019, said: “It is an absolute pleasure to be speaking at Accountex.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has not been in a jovial mood lately. Shortly after criticizing audit firms for the number of errors they made on public company audits reviewed by PCAOB inspectors last year, the audit watchdog doled out sanctions to 12 accounting firms from July 28 to Aug.

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Ryan Lazanis

MAY 17, 2022

If you’re looking for the best marketing for accountants’ strategies, you’ve come to the right place. Most of these methods I’ve personally used myself to help take my cloud accounting firm from scratch to sale in just 5 years. Marketing for Accountants 101. 4 Viral Marketing for Accountants. #5

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ThomsonReuters

MAY 5, 2022

Attracting and retaining top talent has been an industry-wide concern for many tax and accounting firms for years. Some tax and accounting firms lost key personnel to competing firms or other industries, and some associates simply moved on in search of a new career or better quality of life.

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KROST

APRIL 9, 2021

. – KROST CPAs and Consultants, Los Angeles-based firm, receives two new accolades from Accounting Today , Top 100 Firms, and Fastest-Growing Firms in the U.S. The average firm growth was 7.59%, which KROST surpassed with the highest percent change. 1 in the fastest-growing firms list. KROST ranked No.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The largest global companies are providing more detail and breadth in their sustainability reporting, and also are obtaining a greater scope of assurance on those disclosures, according to an updated report from the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and AICPA & CIMA. accounting firms performing this work.”

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