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

Withum

The recently passed California climate disclosure rule, SB 253, will require companies to start limited assurance in 2026 and reasonable assurance in 2030 for Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Future-looking information: Financial statements usually just look at the previous fiscal years’ balance sheets.

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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. Since TowerBrook’s investment into EisnerAmper, the first in the public accounting sector, other private equity firms have followed suit.

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Friday Footnotes: Firms Make Progress on Diversity; EY Growth Plan; PIZZA PARTY! | 3.8.22

Going Concern

CPA firms show progress in diversity amid pipeline challenges [ Journal of Accountancy ] The AICPA finally got around to releasing their 2021 Trends report, which we’ll dissect shortly. in 2020) in the portion of new accounting graduate hires at CPA firms who are ethnically diverse. in 2018 to 34.7%

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

Going Concern

through September 2026, a spokesperson confirmed. Bill to let state agencies bypass State Auditor and hire private CPAs tabled [ RadioIowa ] A bill that would have let state agency budgets be audited by private CPA firms rather than the State Auditor’s Office has stalled in the Iowa House. in that time.

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