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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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The tax and audit practice, through affiliate BSR & Co, will be excluded from the merged entity and could be made into a separate entity, though that is still under discussion, the people said requesting anonymity. Governance Overhauls After Failed Split Ernst & Young is stepping up its U.S. will fall into the sea.

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Ethical Concerns in Using Tax Planning Software

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What are my ethical responsibilities when I use software to produce a tax plan? In the world of taxes, there are many ethical issues that can come into play. And according to the same research firm, the use of AI in the accounting and tax industry will likely grow more than 50 percent by the year 2030.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Big 4 Better Be Ready to Get Regulated Hard; A Firm Playing Hot Potato With a Data Breach | 5.6.24

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Borgers with deliberate and systemic failures to comply with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) standards in its audits and reviews incorporated in more than 1,500 SEC filings from January 2021 through June 2023. Last weekend’s weekend discussion: It’s Mental Health Awareness Month. We’re aware.

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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

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PwC has pledged to cut emissions from its operations to net zero by 2030. Mandatory audits don’t provide protection the entities mandated them think they do according to new research. The impact of the audit mandates on the average wage within the audit occupation, however, is negative. Scroll down to point three.

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Deloitte’s Prized Playground Might Be Getting Even Larger

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Tarrant County commissioners next week will consider a new tax abatement proposal for an addition to the more than 700,000-square-foot facility. Deloitte’s expansion plan includes a 2030 sustainability plan of achieving net-zero emissions. Deloitte wants to start construction next year, with an estimated completion date in 2026.

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Technology: Spring Budget 2024 Predictions & Wishlist

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Tax rates With income tax thresholds still frozen there have been rumours of a 2% cut to the income tax rate, however the Chancellor has downplayed these rumours so we are not expecting to see any dramatic changes to income tax this time around.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: The Diversity-est Big 4 Firm; An EY Record; PCAOB Stream | 10.17.22

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32 leading industry commentators, CEOs, CFOs and board members from across the world have contributed their views on the future of financial services for KPMG’s Voices on 2030: Financial Services reinvented report. Bothering tax professionals on or near October 15 is always a bad idea. Crunching some numbers on partner promotions.

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