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Friday Footnotes: Burner Phones For Big 4 Firms; Mandatory Unpaid Leave Rumors; CISOs Hate on CPAs | 12.1.23

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Chartered* accountancy? Chartered Accountancy. As of 2023, 64% of certified accountants are White. chair and senior partner at PwC and the 2023 undergraduate Commencement speaker, addressed the students and their loved ones about the importance of “leading with love” and fostering trust in the workplace.

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Dutch KPMG Cheaters Might Get a Call From the PCAOB

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KPMG Nederland director Marc Hogeboom is also stepping down as boss of the accounting arm, but remains an auditor and partner at KPMG. link] — Mike Shaub (@mikeshaub) July 17, 2023 Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets Director Hanzo van Beusekom (what an incredible name) said he is shocked by the scale of this exam fraud.

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Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: Getting Roofied at KPMG?; PwC: ‘Burnout Should Be a Concern’ | 9.5.23

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Although one academic said the concentration of fees and clients in the ASX 200 showed that the market was an oligopoly, a representative of professional body Chartered Accountants ANZ played down the dominance of the big four at the top end of town. The post Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: Getting Roofied at KPMG?

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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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has hired KPMG LLP to vet its financial statements almost three months after its auditor of 28 years quit amid a tumultuous period for the food storage container business. Tupperware hired the Big Four auditor on Jan. 5 letter from district administrator Joe Phillips to Chief Auditor Joris Jabouin.

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Friday Footnotes: How Much Big 4 Spent on Lobbying Last Year; Super Bowl Bets; CFOs Feeling Good | 2.9.24

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The Big Four firms targeted a portion of their millions in Capitol Hill spending last year on a pivotal problem facing the industry: shoring up a dwindling supply of qualified accountants. million directly lobbying Congress in 2023, focusing on issues such as digital assets and immigration requirements. accounting software?

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Pays High Schoolers 20 Bucks an Hour; Deloitte Cyberattacked Too; IRS on ERC | 7.28.23

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However, the agreement was reached in March 2023 just before the full extent of the confidentiality breaches at PwC were disclosed. The IRS has trained auditors examining the claims that pose the greatest risk of fraud, and the IRS Criminal Investigation division is identifying promoters of fraudulent claims, he said.

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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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Under rules introduced in 2016, large UK-listed companies are required to change auditor at least every 20 years and to run a competitive tender once a decade. Germany’s Commerzbank sues EY for Wirecard losses [ Reuters ] The German lender Commerzbank (CBKG.DE) is suing accounting firm EY over the 200 million euros ($216.12

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