Going Concern

APRIL 1, 2024

Business Insider wrote about the accountant shortage, specifically Tupperware griping in regulatory filings that it can’t find enough people (again): The accountant shortage is so bad that companies are delaying filing key mandatory reports. Here are some things I’m pretty sure are true.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

There’s another article about the accountant shortage today and this time it’s in Insider. Kachelmeier has seen accounting majors decline between 20% to 40% over the past few years at his school and like many in the profession he believes that the key to fixing the shortage lies in pitching accounting to young people.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 20, 2023

Practice Management How firms use stay interviews to boost retention [ Journal of Accountancy ] Job interviews have long been an essential part of the hiring process. But now, some public accounting firms are turning the lens on themselves.

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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. company, in a process riddled with conflicts of interest. AI Is your firm keeping pace?

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Going Concern

JANUARY 25, 2023

When Thomson Reuters reported late last year that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) had proposed an eighth round of changes to lease accounting rules 1 , accounting and finance execs around the country channeled their inner Charlie Browns with a collective, “Good grief!”

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Going Concern

APRIL 7, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Build ChatGPT into Excel [ Journal of Accountancy ] Note that this process currently works in Microsoft Excel 365, Microsoft Excel 365 for Mac, and Excel for the web. I can imagine it.

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CPA Practice

MAY 9, 2023

You may have heard that job openings in the United States dropped significantly in February, falling below 10 million for the first time since May 2021. Notably, nearly two-thirds (62%) of respondents reported that their companies want to hire accounting and finance professionals for permanent roles.

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ThomsonReuters

MAY 22, 2024

In today’s dynamic and competitive business environment, owners and partners of accounting and audit firms should, at least, be considering cloud-based technology as part of their broader strategies. There are, however, other considerations at play and challenges that accounting firm leaders may face when looking to move to the cloud.

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Going Concern

MAY 12, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Working in the Big Four seems to be more limited to just like, CFO or chief finance type roles.” The accountancy sector is no exception. Investment banking was more versatile, he said.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Last week, we published a letter written to Fortune by a former CPA who pivoted to driving 18-wheelers and found far more career happiness than he ever would have in accounting (good for him). Accounting and being a CPA have been the worst personal decision and professional organization I’ve been a part since passing.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

EY piled more than $700mn of extra debt on to its global operating business to deal with the costs of the failed plan to spin off its consulting arm, according to newly filed accounts. Between a wave of retirees and a drop in the number of people graduating with accounting degrees, the whole profession is struggling to staff up. “We

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

You were proactive and diligent about readying your accounting firm for tax season, and yet you’re still facing staffing gaps precisely when you need all hands on deck. Unfortunately, the shortage of talent in the accounting profession isn’t minor or likely temporary. The number of U.S. The number of U.S.

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Going Concern

APRIL 19, 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. The Big Four accounting firm is considering adding about 85 U.S.

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Going Concern

APRIL 21, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. But that might be the least of it: The outlook for EY’s business of charging for advice and accounting is getting weaker in the U.S. A failed breakup attempt cost the company $600 million.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 18, 2024

Jump to: What are the roles and responsibilities for accountants? Accountant vs. CPA vs. tax preparer: What are the differences? GAAP and AICPA What issues should accountants be aware of in the profession? How can accountants be more efficient? Accountant responsibilities extend far beyond number crunching.

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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. But what about the books of the auditor? Regulations need to change to match.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 7, 2023

You were proactive and diligent about readying your accounting firm for tax season, and yet you’re still facing staffing gaps precisely when you need all hands on deck. Unfortunately, the shortage of talent in the accounting profession isn’t minor or likely temporary. The number of U.S. The number of U.S.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Underemployed staff at the Big Four auditors risk losing their jobs as firms step up their scrutiny of employee workloads in a downturn. Deloitte said: “We are considering restructuring parts of our advisory corporate finance business. The Times ran this story on Sunday: ‘Under-employed’ staff in the firing line at the Big Four.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 16, 2023

An accountant used his position in the accounting department of the Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC) in Tennessee to steal nearly a million dollars, he used a refund scheme to transfer money into his personal checking account and make payments to his credit cards and his wife’s credit cards. If I move up, I move up.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Talent As tax season approaches, accounting firms are short on staff [ Marketplace ] Oh hey! How can employers optimise working environments to support the needs of their accountancy teams and ultimately retain them, all while adding value to their organisation? The stablecoin firm released BDO’s assurance opinion on Feb.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 29, 2024

Accounting Ranks First In Something Good For Once More 2. We are in the midst of a transformation, if not a revolution, whereby the role of an “accountant” is no longer confined to ledgers and balance sheets, but extends to realms previously unimagined. Tupperware hired the Big Four auditor on Jan.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By Jeff McDonald, The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS) A longtime accountant for the San Diego City Treasurer’s Office who says she was fired after refusing to sign off on findings her bosses changed has agreed to accept hundreds of thousands of dollars from taxpayers to settle her lawsuit. The “Yellow Book” is the U.S.

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Going Concern

APRIL 29, 2022

ICYMI | The CPA Evolution Project Realigns the Professional Certification and Challenges Accounting’s Viability as a Stand-alone Major [ The CPA Journal ] Accounting—at least as an independent field of study—is becoming obsolete in today’s technology- and analytics-focused world. Less work for EY auditors?

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 3, 2022

Supply-chain finance is nothing new; it’s been?around Greensill Capital collapsed in early 2021 when it lost financing after its shady practices came to light. Understanding the supply-chain finance process. In general, the financing arrangement is one where: . And lenders get their financing fees.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Kelly and Marshall Goldsmith lie about why the best performers leave accounting firms in a Chief Executive article about the right way to lay people off : Go out of your way to communicate to your top performers that you value their work and want to keep them. They conducted interviews with top performers who were leaving the firm.

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TaxConnex

APRIL 28, 2022

In years past, auditors could show up at your door asking to look at your records. Many audits are conducted remotely, and an auditor never visits your office. more than one in four (26.7%) top finance professionals reported seeing an increase in state sales tax audits in the past two years. Now that’s much less common.

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Going Concern

APRIL 6, 2022

With the ongoing Great Resignation across all industries and the critical pipeline problem contributing to a shortage of accountants , the profession is in a bit of trouble. Let’s start with the salary guide to beat all salary guides: the 2022 Accounting & Finance Salary Guide from Robert Half. Senior tax accountant: 1.4%.

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Going Concern

APRIL 12, 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. While the average mean salary for accountants in the U.S.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Miller, a veteran finance executive who was lured to EY from the commodities trading firm Cargill, had been lined up to become chief financial officer of the consulting business if the spin-off had gone ahead. Who says accounting doesn’t pay??

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ThomsonReuters

APRIL 18, 2023

The accounting profession has faced a profound shift in recent years: from significant regulatory changes to an influx of innovative technologies, to reimagined business models, to an increase in client expectations. What are the current issues in accounting? but there are several common hurdles that often run industry wide.

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Going Concern

MAY 24, 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. ICYMI: Here are the five most-read posts on Going Concern this week.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 18, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. The accounting firm said it will challenge the finding. “We While you’re here, subscribe to our newsletter to get the week’s top stories in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Hope you all are getting some good rest and merriment in the coming days, we’ll be on a low posting schedule next week with a few new things here and there should you be one of those weirdos who reads accounting news on holidays. Big Four Accounting Firms Overhired. The accounting firm is laying off dozens of U.S.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 12, 2024

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. And take our 2024 Predictions for the Accounting Profession survey ! Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The FERF 2022 Public Company Audit Fee Study Report examines audit fees companies paid to external auditors for auditing and related services for the period between June 2022 and May 2023. percent from 2021 to 2022 Of more than 6,200 clients, the average audit fee works out to $2.4 Here’s what you need to know. million ( sauce ).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The head of accounting at Deutsche Bank is temporarily stepping down in the wake of the Wirecard scandal, the Financial Times reports. The move comes as Deutsche Bank and Andreas Loetscher are now in the scope of the investigation over Loetscher’s previous role at EY, the auditor of the disgraced payments company Wirecard.

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Going Concern

APRIL 20, 2022

As I snarkily mentioned last week , the AICPA has finally released its much-anticipated 2021 Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits (or Trends , for short) report [PDF here ], a behemoth data dump of accounting industry stats first released in 1971 and released every two years since 2009.

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