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FASB Took It Easy in 2022

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While the PCAOB has been on a mission to scare the pants off of auditors everywhere in the past year with record fines and scary speeches, the Financial Accounting Standards Board took a much more chill approach to 2022. 2022-05, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Transition for Sold Contracts [ PDF ]; ASU No.

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Friday Footnotes: RTO Isn’t Going So Great; KPMG Wins Something; What Auditors? | 5.19.23

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Special Report: KPMG Canada beats Big Four accounting rivals in net new client gains [ Canadian Accountant ] For the second year in a row, KPMG Canada has surpassed its Big Four rivals in net new audit client gains, helping to offset the loss of a controversial company as an audit client. Chinese companies switch auditors to avoid U.S.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Gets Extra Empathetic; Broke KPMG Partner Sues; Auditor Pay Cuts? | 5.27.22

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Splitting auditing and consulting: EY auditors fear a pay cut [ eFinancialCareers ] Many auditors also aspire to move out of audit and into jobs in the more lucrative consulting arms. Elizabeth Dugan, CPA, PSA (@LizDuganCPA) May 20, 2022. Who are these people they surveyed? TaxTwitter pic.twitter.com/R03dsOeR7D.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: What Do Big 4 Firms Pay These Days?; EY Gets Sued | 4.8.24

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Bloomberg went digging around in Trump Media’s auditor’s PCAOB inspection reports: Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. said in recent regulatory filings that it will keep BF Borgers, a Lakewood, Colorado-based accounting firm, as its auditor after starting to trade publicly late last month.

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Friday Footnotes: Firms Get a Jump on Hiring; RTO Firms Outsourcing ?; BDO Settles 401(k) Suit | 12.22.23

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It comes despite the accountant relocating more than 1,600 workers to the newly-refurbished office near St Paul’s Cathedral in May 2022. 31, 2022, according to the latest Form 5500. Burned Investors Ask ‘Where Were the Auditors?’ The BDO USA LLP Retirement Plan, Chicago, had $1.4 billion in assets as of Dec.

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Friday Footnotes: Why Private Equity Loves the Profession; A Very Naughty KPMG Employee; WTF PwC Guy | 4.5.24

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Finance ] Aitzarelys Negrón, certified public accountant (CPA) and founder of Strategies and T.E.A., said, “I had been working at a [major] accounting firm since 2015 before being laid off in the fall of 2020. Borgers has worked with Trump Media since 2022. million in 2023 while generating total revenues of $4.1

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Friday Footnotes: Rettig Is Out at IRS; KPMG and Deloitte Suck at Auditing; Desperate For Accountants | 10.28.22

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Iowa addresses accountant shortage, expands eligibility for state jobs [ KCRG ]. Accountants and auditors with the Office of Auditor of State no longer need a four-year degree. Regulator Warns Hong Kong Companies About Auditor Resignations [ Wall Street Journal ]. His accounting songs are incredible.

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