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Friday Footnotes: The PCAOB-to-Practice Pipeline and Audit Quality; Ball Extension; Tim Ryan’s Replacement | 1.12.24

Going Concern

million in audit fees in 2022.) How did Deloitte, the auditing heavyweight watching over Tingo’s books, miss a scam that Hindenburg, an outsider, called out as painfully obvious? Audit Do former regulators improve the quality of audits? Audit Do former regulators improve the quality of audits? Tingo paid $1.6

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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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Friday Footnotes: PwC Isn’t Getting a Redemption; Just Say No to NOCLAR; Oh, Layoffs? | 3.15.24

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The whole point of hiring a big four audit firm such as PwC is to attach your financial results to a brand whose reputation is beyond question. but for less than three years [ San Francisco Chronicle ] Accounting giant KPMG has renewed its lease at its longtime San Francisco office building after considering other locations.

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Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY and PwC Get a New Scandal; Stop Trying to Make Sexy Accountants Happen | 1.16.24

Going Concern

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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Friday Footnotes: EY Can’t Hire Tech; John Doe Sues the PCAOB; Auditors Can’t Find Torpedoes and Missiles | 1.20.03

Going Concern

Practice Management How firms use stay interviews to boost retention [ Journal of Accountancy ] Job interviews have long been an essential part of the hiring process. But now, some public accounting firms are turning the lens on themselves.

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

Withum

The proposed financial statement metrics would consist of climate-related impacts on existing audited financial statement line items. To provide the Regulation S-X mandated climate-related financial statement metrics and related disclosure in a note to the registrant’s audited financial statements. Effective Date. Conclusion.

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Seize the Opportunity Around California and the SEC’s New Carbon Reporting Requirements

Cherry Bekaert

Timeline for Compliance: Prepare for Reporting on 2025 Activities in 2026 Impacted companies will need to begin reporting in January 2026. Although that may seem a long way off, planning and preparation should begin now. You’ll need to have your reporting systems in place so you can begin collecting emission data in 2025.