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Ensuring Climate ESG Auditing Excellence: How Your Trusted Accounting Partner Makes the Difference

Withum

Now, regulations, investors and other stakeholders want companies to prove their ESG and climate information is accurate and reliable through audits and assurance. This experience puts them at the top of most companies’ list when considering a firm to perform the third-party audit of their ESG and climate reporting.

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2023 Year-End Tax Planning Strategies for Businesses

Cherry Bekaert

Preliminary tax reporting and issue identification can be initiated before the financial statement audit is completed. Buy/Sell Transactions in 2023 Companies that engaged in an acquisition or disposition transaction in 2023 should promptly assess the tax implications to avoid potential tax surprises.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Semper Fi-nancial; EY Gets a D in Auditing; Deepfake CFOs Are a Thing | 2.26.24

Going Concern

Marine Corps passed a full financial audit for the first time, with the service announcing Friday its fiscal 2023 financial audit received an “unmodified audit opinion” after a rigorous two-year review. Some related to non-audit services (such as legal services) to the audit client. deficiencies).

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Private Equity 2023 Year-in-Review and 2024 Outlook: Clearer Skies Emerge for Private Equity Amidst Challenges

Cherry Bekaert

Compliance requirements for SB 253 are as follows: Beginning in 2026 (for reporting year 2025), reporting entities are required to annually report their Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions. More guidance on this is forthcoming.

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The PCAOB Will Be Further Up Auditors’ Asses in 2024

Going Concern

Assuming no one but select audit partners actually read this crap, let’s take a look at how auditors should expect increased vigilance in 2024 so everyone can be better informed and stock up on KY. These include prior inspection results and the emerging risks pertaining to a particular audit firm or industry.

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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

Going Concern

PwC sees off Deloitte to retain HSBC audit worth up to $1bn [ Financial Times ] PwC has retained the most valuable audit contract on the London Stock Exchange after overcoming a challenge from Deloitte to sign off the accounts of HSBC until 2034. In 2020, it said the process would be complete by 2026.

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SEC Alert: Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

Withum

The SEC will require registrants to disclose certain climate-related information, including information about climate-related risks that are reasonably likely to have material impacts on the business or consolidated financial statements and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions metrics, which could help investors assess those risks. .