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Friday Footnotes: EY Money Troubles; Fast Food > Public Accounting; From Athlete to Associate; | 12.16.22

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The 2021/22 payments include $14 million from an Industry department contract the Audit Office has found to have been “tailored” to company, and massive deals with the country’s cyber spy agency and Defence. In 2006, the average full-time weekly earnings for accountants were 35 per cent higher than the comparable figure for all workers.

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Friday Footnotes: For the Last Time, Salaries Are Too Low; NOCLAR Is Back; Big 4 Beat Up Again | 3.1.24

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Accountant Shortage There are 340,000 Fewer Accountants, and Companies Are Paying the Price [ Bloomberg ] Aspiring accountants essentially need five years of college to earn a Certified Public Accountant license. Audit Deficiencies by Accounting Giants Grew in Latest Inspections, U.S.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Can’t Hire Tech; John Doe Sues the PCAOB; Auditors Can’t Find Torpedoes and Missiles | 1.20.03

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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. As alleged, from Jan. The bankruptcy proceedings have certainly been contemptuous.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Is Twice as Bad as Other Firms; Upskill or Die; Hella M&A | 10.21.22

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The risk proved successful and helped Deloitte improve its operations even as it contributed to earning Abrash recognition as one of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ 2022 Most Powerful Women in Accounting. Accounting Firm Mergers. The Serious Questions. EisnerAmper Merges in Maryland Firm.

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Guide to accountant responsibilities

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Additionally, depending on the type of firm, accountants may be involved in more advisory-centric responsibilities, such as analyzing financial data and providing clients with strategic guidance and recommendations on how to reduce costs and boost profitability. Enter CAS 2.0. Most recently, CPA.com launched the  CAS 2.0

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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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The merger will become effective January 1, 2023, as teammates in the firm’s downtown office on Orange Avenue join their colleagues at the office the firm opened in Orlando’s Lee Vista office park in 2021. Check out these remote accounting jobs at Accountingfly. Do you have a wandering eye?

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