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

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Day will join the FASB from Ernst & Young LLP (EY), the global accounting and professional services firm, where he is a partner working in Professional Practice. Mr. Day has spent most of his 38-year accounting career at EY, which he initially joined in 1986 on the audit staff in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Friday Footnotes: Big 4 CEO Hype Songs; Tim Ryan Does Sit-Ups For Breakfast; SEC on SPAC | 6.30.23

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Talent At Bryant, PwC institute immerses high schoolers from diverse backgrounds in accounting [ Bryant University ] The stakes are high for the team of high school students participating in the PwC Accounting Careers Leadership Institute (PwCACLI). Audit TrueUSD’s Reserves Were Attested by Former FTX.US

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Friday Footnotes: How Are Firms Actually Using Data Analytics?; KPMG and BDO on the Move | 9.15.23

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Audit Comments Raise Concerns About PCAOB’s Proposal To Expand the Scope of Audits and the Role of Auditors [ JD Supra ] In June 2023, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed sweeping amendments to its auditing standards. Following is a summary of the key areas of comment.

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Friday Footnotes: RSM Layoffs; The Leader Who Cried On His First Day; Advisory Pays Better (Duh) | 5.5.23

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Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory. Accountingfly is connecting audit professionals at all experience levels with forward-thinking firms for strictly REMOTE audit roles. Don’t sweat it. Pajamas forever!

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We Asked Twitter What’s the Second Most Important Issue in the Accounting Profession Right Now, Here’s What They Said

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For the uninitiated, CPA exam candidate numbers have been on the decline since the second half of the ’10s , with a gap between accounting graduate numbers and anticipated CPA exam candidate numbers first appearing around 2014. We suspect that were accounting firms to raise salaries in a significant way, talent would follow.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: KPMG Gets a New Tax Leader; Bad News For MBAs; Deloitte Cheating | 10.16.23

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.” Accounting has been taking a beating in the public square recently, with a steady drumbeat of news about the decline of people either entering or exiting the profession. Our talent challenges are real, but perspective about the opportunities and appeal of an accounting career has been lacking. Who is it??

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Friday Footnotes: A (Fake) Day in the Life at Deloitte; DYNAMIC Merger For Grant Thornton; CPA Awareness | 12.9.22

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Thapa even falsified bank statements to conceal his theft, and in 2019, he refused to return the $1 million, according to the indictment. Accounting, tax audit, and business advisory firm BDO is investing €5m in a new office as it creates 100 new jobs. Deloitte moving Omaha office to Capitol District [ Omaha World-Herald ].

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