Going Concern

MARCH 8, 2023

For example, there was no evidence that the audit team had, whether in FY2018 or before, obtained and read a 30-year Public Private Partnership contract with FY2018 revenue of c.£77m 640m – was written in French, but the audit team neither possessed French language skills nor obtained a translation of the contract. .£77m

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audit Government auditor financial statements 96

Going Concern

JULY 31, 2023

Currently KPMG, Deloitte and EY provide both consulting and audit to both the public and private sector. Originally they were just audit firms,” he said. Then the audit firms decided to create this problem by going off and doing their own consulting and the whole thing’s got out of hand.”

auditor 91

auditor Account accountant accounted 91

Going Concern

JUNE 29, 2022

The hardworking human beings at Audit Analytics have released their analysis of initial public offering trends and IPO auditor market share for the first quarter of this year , a period in which the number of companies going public was minuscule compared to Q1 of 2021. Marcum and Withum combined audited 49.3%

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audit auditor New York financial statements 98

Going Concern

MAY 24, 2024

[link] pic.twitter.com/yegGRtXHFN — Going Concern (@going_concern) May 23, 2024 News PwC faces crisis in China over audit of failed property giant Evergrande [ Financial Times ] The Ls just don’t stop for PwC. However, it was announced to partners at a meeting on Tuesday that Shaw had triumphed in a five-candidate race.

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audit auditor accounting and finance accounting firms 76

Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

First things first: The PCAOB found that Warren Averett violated independence requirements during its 2019 and 2020 audits of an issuer, because the firm audited valuations performed for the issuer by another accounting firm that sponsored an alliance of which Warren Averett was a member. Here’s what happened.

audit 83

audit auditor accounting firms financial statements 83

Going Concern

JANUARY 20, 2023

PwC sees off Deloitte to retain HSBC audit worth up to $1bn [ Financial Times ] PwC has retained the most valuable audit contract on the London Stock Exchange after overcoming a challenge from Deloitte to sign off the accounts of HSBC until 2034.

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auditor Technology audit financial statements 93

CPA Practice

APRIL 26, 2023

A new PCAOB staff report sheds light on an area where PCAOB inspectors have observed relatively high rates of audit deficiencies: special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). From 2021 to 2022, PCAOB inspectors reviewed more than 100 audits of companies that were either considered SPACs or that were formed through a de-SPAC transaction.

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audit auditor financial statements Account 52

Going Concern

JUNE 29, 2022

With the EY cheating scandal making headlines even outside of our precious little accountosphere we decided to take a look at the full SEC order to answer the question — how and why were EY auditors cheating on CPE exams? The long and short of it is, EY auditors trying to shortcut CPE took advantage of a software exploit.

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auditor audit CPA accounting principles 112

Going Concern

JANUARY 6, 2023

Fat Joe’s favorite audit firm once again had a spectacularly horrible PCAOB inspection report. In the 2021 inspection of BDO USA, LLP, the PCAOB assessed the firm’s compliance with laws, rules, and professional standards applicable to the audits of public companies. For each issuer audit selected, we reviewed a portion of the audit.

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audit Real Estate financial statements auditor 87

CPA Practice

AUGUST 18, 2023

arm of accounting firm Crowe LLP, its CEO, and a senior auditor settled charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 14 over various mistakes the firm made during its 2018 audit of music streaming company Akazoo. issued a clean audit report of Akazoo’s 2018 financial statements. Crowe U.K.’s

audit 52

audit financial statements auditor accounting firms 52

Going Concern

APRIL 16, 2024

Over the past week or so, various media outlets have been picking on Trump Media auditor BF Borgers and their 100% PCAOB deficiency rate. audit watchdog and counts Lingerie Fighting Championships as a client [ Fortune ] OK, actually that’s the only funny headline we’ve seen. But we’re not here to talk about Borgers.

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auditor audit public accounting Colorado 93

CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

BDO USA was fined $2 million and two of the firm’s partners were fined a total of $60,000 by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) for failures in connection with the 2017 audit of AAC Holdings, which through its subsidiaries provides inpatient substance abuse treatment services, the audit regulator said on Tuesday.

audit 52

audit auditor New York financial statements 52

Going Concern

JUNE 29, 2023

Both KPMG and PwC have been fined by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in relation to the statutory audits of the financial statements of Eddie Stobart Logistics plc, a shipping and logistics company based in Warrington, UK. And here’s the pound of flesh: Against KPMG: A financial sanction of £1.35

audit 85

audit Non-Profits auditor financial statements 85

Going Concern

JANUARY 13, 2023

From 2016 until its 2020 inspection report, Grant Thornton had an average audit failure rate of about 21%. Not bad for a firm that had an average audit failure rate of 44% from 2010 to 2015. Seven of the 31 audits we reviewed in 2021 are included in Part I.A We didn’t save the best for last, but it’s not that bad either.

audit 95

audit auditor Real Estate financial statements 95

Going Concern

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In an article for CoinDesk , Francine McKenna took a crack at why the FTX debacle happened, and like she always does when there ’s really bad accounting at a company going through a financial crisis, who are/were the auditors: It’s not clear why FTX commissioned two different audit firms to audit its 2020 and 2021 financial statements.

audit 52

audit auditor financial statements public accounting 52

CPA Practice

APRIL 7, 2023

In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. Technology investments, including automation, can provide the relief firms and their clients need to weather pressing challenges and ensure ongoing financial accuracy and compliance.

accounting firms 139

accounting firms CPA Technology Account 139

CPA Practice

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has doled out a record $20 million in total fines to audit firms and individual auditors so far in 2023, almost doubling the previous high mark of $11 million set last year. In early 2019, the firm violated the anti-fraud provisions of U.S. To protect investors on U.S.

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auditor audit financial statements Account 105

Going Concern

MARCH 16, 2022

The big news in the accounting profession yesterday afternoon from Dave Michaels of the Wall Street Journal was that the SEC is investigating the Big 4 and other public accounting firms on whether the consulting and non-audit services they sell to clients is conflicting with their independence as the auditors of said clients.

audit 52

audit auditor bookkeeping accounting and finance 52

CPA Practice

APRIL 3, 2023

In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. Technology investments, including automation, can provide the relief firms and their clients need to weather pressing challenges and ensure ongoing financial accuracy and compliance.

accounting firms 135

accounting firms CPA Technology Account 135

Going Concern

MAY 5, 2022

Alternate title: If You Are an Accounting Student, Expect to End Up In Audit When You Graduate. On top of the overall pipeline issue, we’ve heard grumblings of auditor shortages for years. On page 22 of 2019’s report [PDF here ] we get a breakdown of new hire demand as reported by respondent firms.

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auditor audit cpas CPA 52

CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In first-ever sanctions levied against an audit firm related to its membership in an accounting alliance, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on Aug. 29 fined top 50 firm Warren Averett $200,000 for auditor independence violations during the 2019 and 2020 audits of an issuer.

auditor 52

auditor audit accounting firms financial statements 52

Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

She outlined three areas in which the PCAOB will flex its muscle to discourage bad audit behavior, two of them sound a bit like overzealous policing and would probably get the ACLU involved were the PCAOB a law enforcement entity and not the designated watchdog of audits. accounting firms are assigned to audit according to AICPA data.

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auditor audit accounting and finance accounting firms 57

PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

Wirecard has postponed publication of its 2019 annual report after disclosing that its auditor can’t confirm the existence $2.1 Wirecard said in its statement that it will announce another date for its 2019 report’s release in the future. billion in trust accounts — or about a quarter of the value on the company’s books.

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auditor audit financial statements Account 52

Going Concern

APRIL 15, 2024

The audit opinions they issue typically have meaning and value because the firms operate with public trust. In the public company audit arena, this transparency is maintained through PCAOB inspections of auditors. In the public company audit arena, this transparency is maintained through PCAOB inspections of auditors.

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audit Account accountant accounted 62

Going Concern

MARCH 30, 2022

The latest audit inspection results for Crowe show the 11th-ranked public accounting firm by revenue bombed 27% of the audits reviewed in the most recent PCAOB inspection cycle, but the firm was less bad in its 2020 report card than it was in 2019’s. PCAOB inspectors selected 15 audits to dissect and found problems in just four.

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financial statements audit auditor public accounting 52

Going Concern

JANUARY 4, 2023

The last of the 2021 Big 4 PCAOB inspection reports belongs to KPMG, which has had the highest audit deficiency rate of the four firms for six out of the previous seven years —the lone exception being 2019. We selected for review 54 audits of issuers with fiscal years generally ending in 2020. The most common Part I.A

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audit Real Estate financial statements auditor 90

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

In the ongoing scandal of Wirecard , under fire for fraud, the focus is now turning to auditors Ernst & Young (EY), which reportedly failed to report Wirecard’s “unorthodox financial arrangements” as far back as 2016, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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auditor audit been audited financial statements 130

Going Concern

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Navarro-Velez joined the department at UNLV in 2019. Mandatory audits don’t provide protection the entities mandated them think they do according to new research. Second, we find that audit mandates benefit the auditors by creating new demand, particularly from smaller companies just above the exemption threshold.

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auditor Account accountant accounted 99

Going Concern

JULY 8, 2022

Wirecard’s former top accountant admits forging documents for KPMG special audit [ Financial Times ] Wirecard’s ex-head of accounting has admitted to forging documents requested by KPMG during a special audit, ahead of a trial that is set for later this year, according to people familiar with the matter.

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auditor Account accountant accounted 84

Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

According to allegations in the indictment, from January 2019 to June 2022, Urban was employed as a senior staff accountant for a Charlotte-based company. Accountant charged with falsifying signatures on audit documents [ Australian Securities & Investments Commission ] Stephen Robert Allen, the sole director of K.H.N

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tax preparation Gambling Account accountant 91

Going Concern

APRIL 15, 2022

Accounting watchdog investigates Deloitte over Go-Ahead audits [ The Guardian ] One of the UK’s biggest accounting firms, Deloitte, is under investigation by regulators for its audits of Go-Ahead, after the bus and rail operator was embroiled in a scandal for wrongly withholding £50m of taxpayers’ money. As a result, U.S.-based

accounting firms 52

accounting firms audit Account accountant 52

Going Concern

APRIL 14, 2023

Staffing Drama Signal Mountain Won’t Pay Accounting Firm For Extra Work On Audit [ Chattanoogan.com ] Clients are the worst The Signal Mountain Town Council has declined to pay an auditing firm extra money it said was due because of inadequate help from city employees in preparing the annual city audit.

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Tax auditor audit accounting firms 99

Going Concern

JULY 17, 2023

KPMG Nederland director Marc Hogeboom is also stepping down as boss of the accounting arm, but remains an auditor and partner at KPMG. He said in a statement he “should have been more alert to signals” that pointed towards workers sharing their answers. It is up to the audit firms to prevent exam fraud, to detect and tackle any abuses.

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audit auditor chartered accountant Texas 80

Going Concern

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Audit Americanas’ $4 Billion Accounting Scandal Puts More Scrutiny on PwC’s Auditing Record [ Bloomberg ] A $4 billion accounting shortfall would typically raise alarm bells for an auditor. Somehow, a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP affiliate didn’t catch it at Americanas SA.

Florida 92

Florida Tax North Dakota Account 92

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

PwC Deals Director Orla Fisher, who switched from Audit to Deals in 2007, tries to explain what she does for a living : “Deals is essentially helping people to buy and sell companies. A previously undisclosed government-ordered audit of Twitter Inc.’s A previously undisclosed government-ordered audit of Twitter Inc.’s

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Account accountant accounted auditor 57

Going Concern

JULY 28, 2023

Nonetheless, Fulton knowingly laundered Nix’s illegal gambling proceeds by continuing to provide financial services to Nix and providing access to the financial system. Between 2002 and 2019, the number of large partnerships—with over $100 million in assets and 100 or more partners—increased almost 600%. since 2007.

Gambling 82

Gambling audit Technology accounting firms 82

Going Concern

JANUARY 26, 2024

Long Read Corporate Self-Oversight [ The American Prospect ] Four auditing firms examine the books of nearly every big U.S. How AI is transforming audit [ Thomson Reuters ] In the past, auditors have heavily relied on manual processes to uncover risks in financial statements and business operations. KPMG’s U.S.

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