TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For respondents, the staffing struggle also meant curtailing business growth (19.23%), more errors in sales tax calculation (17.58%), more frustration from existing staff (21.43%) and, perhaps scariest, a growing lack of confidence in being prepared for an audit (22.53%). million accountants and auditors in the U.S.

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Going Concern

MARCH 31, 2023

Big 4 EY Fails to Reach Deal on Split [ Wall Street Journal ] The unexpected revolt that has upended the planned breakup of accounting firm Ernst & Young is being driven by two longtime U.S. auditors who believe their part of the firm could end up weakened by a deal. John King and Frank Mahoney, senior U.S.

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Going Concern

MAY 28, 2024

The local news in Cincinnati covered this strategic move : One of Greater Cincinnati’s largest accounting firms is being acquired by an Indianapolis company. Blue Ash-based tax, advisory and audit firm Cassady Schiller CPAs & Advisors will become part of Katz, Sapper & Miller in a transaction that will be completed May 31.

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Going Concern

MAY 31, 2024

Municipal Dumpster Fires Woonsocket city council respond to auditors abruptly quitting [ WLNE Providence ] Shout-out Mary Sahady who finally had enough of this b t and told this messy client to get bent. Woonsocket officials are hoping city auditors will change their mind, after they abruptly quit this past week.

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auditor audit accounting and finance New York 79

Going Concern

APRIL 6, 2022

As of February 2022, inflation in the United States has hit a 40-year high at 7.9%; the last time inflation was this bad, many of you weren’t even alive so yay, think of this like Halley’s Comet, some day in the distant future you’ll get to say “I was there!” Senior tax accountant: 1.4%. Manager: 1.4%.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Big Four Audit Giants Shut Down Legal Operations in China Following ‘Regulatory Raids’ [ Law.com ]. The Big Four auditing giants have quietly shut down their legal affiliations in China following intense regulatory scrutiny, according to an investigation by Law.com International, in a major development for Asia’s legal industry.

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Going Concern

MARCH 11, 2024

We’ll be doing an article shortly, in the meantime here are some quotes from INSIDE Public Accounting : Bob Cedergren, MNCPA board chair added, “I can tell you from my own experience, through conversations with colleagues throughout the country and the members of the MNCPA, that we have a significant shortage of CPAs.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 12, 2023

According to the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, the number of U.S. students completing bachelor’s degrees in accounting declined from 57,500 in 2012 to 52,500 in 2020, a decrease of nearly 9%. Many courses taken to fulfill the requirement do not directly pertain to accounting or auditing.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

‘There’s definitely an accountant shortage out there’: MBAs have become the go-to degree and companies are struggling to hire enough CPAs [ Fortune ]. Audit Fees Rise Only 2.5%, But Audits Require Greater Effort [ CFO ]. Many auditors responding to the FERF study noted an increase in effort by their teams (68%).

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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.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Michael Harlow to Lead Cannabis Practice at CohnReznick [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] New York-based IPA 100 firm CohnReznick LLP (FY23 net revenue of $920 million) has named Michael Harlow as leader of its cannabis industry practice. billion the company generated for all of 2022. That compares with the $1.6

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Withum

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Audited financial statements are a cornerstone of the financial markets. Tonight I will conduct my second Auditing class session of this semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and I will be teaching what the auditor’s opinion means and what auditors do to arrive at their opinion.

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Going Concern

APRIL 12, 2023

Bloomberg has reported that Silicon Valley Bank auditors KPMG have been sued — along with underwriters Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley — after SVB’s spectacular collapse on March 10. KPMG audited the bank for nearly 30 years. We knew this was coming. Treasuries with a book value of $23.97

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Going Concern

MAY 13, 2024

Deloitte inserts itself into some Oregon political drama, an extensive Willamette Week report : State Invoices Show Oregon’s Favorite Fixer Playing a Key Role in Mopping Up Measure 110 In 2022, Oregon state officials faced a growing mess. EY Canada has named a new Chair and CEO.

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Oregon Account accountant accounted 72

Going Concern

MARCH 23, 2022

But here’s some good news associated with the Andersen name: audit partners who worked at Arthur Andersen during its collapse and who currently work in the Big 4 provide higher-quality audits than audit partners at other public accounting firms who weren’t at Andersen during the Enron scandal, according to a new study.

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Going Concern

MARCH 22, 2024

In an exclusive interview with Fenlon, UNLEASH gets the inside track to discover how PwC – which generated a whopping US$50 bn in 2022 – is preparing for the future. 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.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 21, 2023

AuditClub, a collaborative “Audit Service Center” for CPA firms and companies, has introduced AuditClub One, a in order to address the talent exodus and pipeline problems prevailing throughout the profession. Accountants are leaving corporations and audit firms in record numbers, as they reevaluate what they want from their careers.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Equity partners do not receive a salary but instead receive a share of profits as income, with 672 of them sharing £711m in profits in the 2022 financial year. PCAOB seeks comments on interim attestation standards [ Journal of Accountancy ]. At trial, Vatican auditor says he was shocked by misuse of funds [ Catholic News Service ].

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Non-Profits audit auditor public accounting 92

Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Deloitte UK said revenue grew 14% to £5.6bn in the year to May, as buoyant markets in the first six months of its financial year bolstered demand for audit and advisory work. It helped offset the “increased caution” among more cash-strapped clients and a slowdown in merger and acquisition activity in the months that followed.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 20, 2023

PKF Mueller Joins Cherry Bekaert to Expand Chicago Market Reach [ PR Newswire ] Cherry Bekaert is pleased to announce the completion of an acquisition transaction with PKF Mueller, a full-service certified public accounting and business advisory firm located in the metropolitan Chicago area.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 16, 2024

Project Everest head cheerleader Andy Baldwin had some things to say at Davos : Breaking up EY into separate consulting and auditing companies would have increased growth potential as the company grapples with the need for capital to invest in technology and AI to stay competitive, EY’s global managing partner Andy Baldwin said on Tuesday.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

AICPA News is a roundup of recent announcements from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The practice aid, Accounting for and Auditing of Digital Assets , is intended to provide nonauthoritative guidance on how to account for and audit digital assets under U.S.

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Going Concern

APRIL 15, 2022

CNN found that he received this money for businesses he classified as tax firms and related entities even though he wasn’t a certified public accountant and a court injunction had barred him from masquerading as one. Top Audit Firms in Crosshairs as U.K. Watchdog Beefs Up Powers [ Bloomberg Tax ] The U.K.’s

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As a result, Marcum recently had to pay financial penalties to the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) because of quality control failures and violations of auditing standards during its audits of special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).

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Going Concern

MAY 12, 2023

UK accounting sector needs to put more emphasis on its people [ AccountancyAge ] Across the UK, increasing turnover rates have been observed across barrios sectors. The accountancy sector is no exception. Colorado Springs accounting firm to open Denver office [ Denver Business Journal ] Stockman Kast Ryan and Co.,

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Going Concern

MAY 5, 2023

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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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

At the meeting, the Board will consider issuing for public comment a proposal to amend PCAOB Rule 3502, Responsibility Not to Knowingly or Recklessly Contribute to Violations. The administration did not present a budget for Internal Audit during the hearings. Following is a summary of the key areas of comment.

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CPA Practice

MAY 23, 2024

She also cites a need to drive the focus and identity of the profession to the work accounting and finance professionals do as trusted advisors. “We We should not describe ourselves by the products we deliver – auditor, tax preparer, etc…but by the value we add,” McCall says. “It

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Cherry Bekaert

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Conducted by impartial third-party auditors, SOC reports involve a thorough examination of a service organization’s system and data controls. Simultaneously, for the organization undergoing the audit, it can significantly enhance their business in terms of finances, operations and reputation. What Do SOC 2 Reports Focus On?

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

BDO is now among the largest ESOPs in the country and is the first large public accounting firm to transition to ESOP ownership. Also from AFR, Big 4 firms earn almost 100% of top companies’ audit fees : The big four accounting firms earned 99.3 PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY audited 96.5 The company posted a £37.6m

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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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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

PwC submits homework before Christmas Accounting firm PwC was busy getting its homework into the Tax Practitioners Board before Christmas so its staff could take off on leave without worrying about the regulatory lodgement. The next year he was hired as a staff accountant and worked with audits, reviews and compilations.

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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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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Of the 27 industry jobs we analyzed, 23 have pay that, on average, will likely be higher next year than what LHH predicted for 2022. Of the 27 industry jobs we analyzed, 23 have pay that, on average, will likely be higher next year than what LHH predicted for 2022. Internal auditor. Senior internal auditor.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

More than 150 retired EY partners have written to the accounting firm’s leadership objecting to the radical plan to split its consulting and audit businesses. KPMG blocked from Abu Dhabi audits as it elects new regional boss [ Financial Times ]. In India, the Big Four firms conduct their audit business through affiliate firms.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 19, 2024

TSG’s lawsuit filed last August in Los Angeles District Court said that Fox had promised TSG a share of defined gross receipts for pictures under the companies’ long-term participation agreement but that the studio used “nearly every trick in the Hollywood accounting book” to not pay. And I pay on time — my accountant and the government.

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Going Concern

JULY 1, 2022

Big4Veteran (@Big4Veteran) June 30, 2022. Almost all of the dumbest and/or laziest people I’ve met have been in private industry (usually not in accounting). Big4Veteran (@Big4Veteran) June 30, 2022. I agree, the problems throughout public accounting aren’t due to a lack of intelligence. going_concern.

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