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Audits Are a Joke and Here’s Why According to a Salty Old Industry Veteran

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Those of us who’ve worked or even simply seen behind the curtain of audit know the things he points out to be true — assurance is reasonable not absolute , financial statements are the responsibility of management not auditors, “finding fraud” is not the ultimate goal of audits — but do investors?

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Details on Grant Thornton’s PE Deal; What Is ‘Presented Fairly’ Anyway? | 5.13.24

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Sabrina Sanders, AT&T’s chief accounting officer, is targeting graduate students for the company’s two-year-old, in-house training program. She’s spent more than two decades at AT&T, steadily working her way up to the C-suite from a role as an accounting manager. Just want to add this screenshot. PCAOB Chair Erica Y.

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | May 16, 2024

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Struggling to find remote accountants, CAS experts, auditors, or tax professionals for your firm or internal team? With our Always-On Recruiting service, access a pool of skilled remote accountants without any upfront costs. Accountingfly can help!

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Extending Outsourcing Contracts Can Alleviate Shortage of CPAs

CPA Practice

By Paula Laurenti, Key Accounts Manager at SAPRO. accounting profession is facing a severe shortage of certified accountants. Projections indicate that demand for accountants and auditors will increase by 13% between 2021 and 2031, with an estimated 136,400 job openings between 2021 and 2023.

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | May 2, 2024

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Struggling to find remote accountants, CAS experts, auditors, or tax professionals for your firm or internal team? With our Always-On Recruiting service, access a pool of skilled remote accountants without any upfront costs. Accountingfly can help!

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The Accountant Shortage is a Material Weakness Now

Going Concern

And here’s their game plan: As an initial step in remediation of this material weakness, we are engaging temporary third-party resources with the appropriate level of knowledge and experience in accounting and internal control matters to complement the existing organizational structure.

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3 Ways to Solve Your Accounting Firm’s Last-Minute Staffing Needs

CPA Practice

You were proactive and diligent about readying your accounting firm for tax season, and yet you’re still facing staffing gaps precisely when you need all hands on deck. Unfortunately, the shortage of talent in the accounting profession isn’t minor or likely temporary.

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