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Cheap-Ass Firms Are Loving This Outsourcing Thing

Going Concern

This article from Accountancy Age could possibly be a poorly disguised ad for AdvanceTrack’s services but just in case it’s not, it has some figures we can refer to in 2030 when all the work has been offshored and regulators are scrambling to figure out who should pay for mistakes made because of it.

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Carbon Accounting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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Authors: Gabriela Payne, CPA On September 14, 2023, California’s Legislature approved a landmark Senate Bill 253/Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, which is expected to have global impacts on corporate climate accountability. As the Firm has helped clients, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have emerged.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Every Day Is Fools’ Day For Some Accounting Employers; McKinsey Now Paying People to Leave | 4.1.24

Going Concern

Business Insider wrote about the accountant shortage, specifically Tupperware griping in regulatory filings that it can’t find enough people (again): The accountant shortage is so bad that companies are delaying filing key mandatory reports. A lot of this work that we’re doing is, I’d call it forensic accounting,” Cipriano said.

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Bye-Bye Business Class for PwC UK Partners

Going Concern

Adds FT : It comes as the Big Four accounting firms — Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC — seek to trim costs and as large employers cut back on travel to reduce their carbon emissions, relying more on video calls to conduct meetings. PwC has pledged to cut emissions from its operations to net zero by 2030. Right but they cost more.

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Accountants Aren’t the Most Concerned About AI’s Impact—Except in One State

CPA Practice

Coming on the heels of a Moss Adams study that revealed 69% of accountants believe artificial intelligence has a positive impact on the accounting profession, a new report from AI customer support company DevRev found that accountants don’t fear AI advancements the most among professionals in the U.S.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Consulting Pay Freezes; AI, Audit, and You; KPMG Mega Merger? | 11.6.23

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public-sector consulting business of Big Four accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers for an undisclosed price and rebranded it as Guidehouse. governance overhaul efforts, a bid to give partners there a greater voice in firm strategy, following the failed separation of its audit and advisory businesses earlier this year.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Pissed Off Wipfli Employee Got the Office Shut Down; New PwC Flight Rules | 12.11.23

Going Concern

PwC has pledged to cut emissions from its operations to net zero by 2030. Business travel remains PwC UK’s single-largest source of carbon pollution, with flying accounting for more than two-thirds of the firm’s emissions in 2022. I think we’re losing our way,” he said on the latest Accountants Daily podcast.

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