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Friday Footnotes: The Profession vs. Gen Z; CPA Firms Get Back to the Office; Deloitte Quits | 6.23.23

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Office Hours: CPA Firms Shift Toward More In-Person Collaboration and More Square Footage [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] Three years after accounting professionals were forced home by COVID and then back to the office, at least part of the time, firms are beginning to settle into a new normal. 31 is still not finished.

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Friday Footnotes: How to Add ChatGPT to Excel; RSM Wins Awards; Auditor Independence Pitfalls | 4.7.23

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Big Four Auditors and Consultants Need Liability—And a Divorce [ Bloomberg Tax ] Part of the problem is the revolving door of personnel between the major accounting firms and the banks they purport to audit. ’s accounts drew scrutiny from regulators, the firm’s plan to secure a U.K.

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Friday Footnotes: The Metaverse’s First CPA Firm Gets Sued; CPA Exam Blueprints; Mad Mergers | 1.6.23

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Money Diary: A Senior External Auditor On 54k [ Refinery29 ]. “I’m 27 years old and currently working as a senior external auditor at an accounting firm in London. I’m an immigrant and I moved to the UK in 2021. based IPA 100 firm Withum (FY22 net revenue of $425.3 appeared first on Going Concern.

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Handling Sales Tax In-House: The Job Market Challenge

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Hiring is on the minds of many executives as we end 2021. And it’s especially hard to find professionals who know taxes: Finding qualified staff is an enduring, front-burner concern that continues to challenge even CPA firms this year. Are they experienced with auditors? The Great Resignation saw a record 4.4

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Retaining Accounting Talent Starts With Knowing These Top 3 Job Search Motivators

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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. But employers — including CPA firms — shouldn’t assume they can breathe any easier when it comes to retaining in-demand talent. Your starting point?

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY Partners Banging the Client Again; Turnstile Data Shows Staff DGAF About RTO | 1.29.24

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More on the New York non-CPA ownership bill. In the column he referenced this ancient document (August 1993) entitled “The case for non-CPA owners in CPA firms.” Do firms want non-CPAs to be part of the ownership ranks, or is this strictly a rhetorical question? Let’s read a little bit.

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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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On June 6, 2023, the PCAOB issued for public comment a proposal ( PDF ) that would amend PCAOB auditing standards related to the auditor’s responsibility for considering a company’s NOCLAR, including fraud. The regulator, which compiles its findings with a lag, inspected 215 audits conducted by the Big Four accounting firms in the U.S.

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