Going Concern

JUNE 14, 2022

12 years ago my former colleague Caleb Newquist published a post titled “Do Accounting Firms Care if You’re On Drugs?” The reason I am updating this ancient post is because it seems “do Big 4 firms drug test?” Which makes us wonder if it’s because it’s not happening period. It’s no surprise.

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BuildYourFirm

MARCH 26, 2020

Would you leave a safe and comfortable controller position at a large company to start your own CPA firm? in Colorado Springs, did – in his early 30s and without any public accounting experience. There is a such a need in the accounting industry,” he says. “A That’s what Luke Gheen, founder of Gheen & Co.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 22, 2024

They made the intermediate accounting curriculum harder than it needed to be and used junior professors who weren't as experienced to make the class even harder. Paul-based Anton Group comes at a critical time for charter schools, which are contending with a shortage of firms capable of navigating their complex finances.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and CPA.com announced its 2023 Startup Accelerator cohort at a kick-off meeting held at AICPA headquarters in New York. This year’s participants include five early-stage companies pursuing a variety of solutions in audit, accounting, tax and e-commerce.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 15, 2024

accounting firm that has secured a substantial investment from a private equity group, after Chicago-based Grant Thornton—the seventh-biggest firm in the nation by revenue—said on Friday it will receive “a significant growth investment” from New Mountain Capital “to accelerate [our] business strategy.”

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CPA Practice

MAY 10, 2024

Wolters Kluwer announces two senior executive appointments ­­­­Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in information, software, and services for professionals, recently announced Atul Dubey as General Manager of its Finance, Risk and Regulatory Reporting (FRR) business, part of its Corporate Performance & ESG (CP & ESG) division.

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Going Concern

JULY 24, 2023

Steven Wasserman wants everyone to know that the accountant shortage isn’t limited solely to accounting firms. I believe that early-stage companies are being more negatively impacted by the accountant shortage than large companies. Early-stage companies often have small accounting staffs. And companies.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Big 4 EY considers handing retired US partners cut of proceeds from spin-off [ Financial Times ] EY has told retired US partners it is considering giving them a cut of the proceeds from a spin-off of its consulting arm, after complaints that the firm’s leadership is cashing in on a business built by previous generations. Ha ha,” he chuckles.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent promotions and staffing announcements from around the accounting and tax profession. a Top 60 independent Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm has expanded the leadership team in its Tax Advisory practice through the addition of several new hires.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 6, 2023

The Bonadio Group, a nationally ranked Top 50 CPA firm and the largest independent provider of professional services in Upstate New York, has announced the acquisition of Rochester-based accounting firm, Webber CPA, which will now operate under The Bonadio Group name. and the U.K.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. It also signals that most partners don’t want a top executive to shake up the firm.

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Going Concern

MAY 19, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. ICYMI I Love Accounting. GC ] Benjamin Wann, CMA, CSCA, MBA, PMP, CPA wrote a little something about the thing we all love to hate. So I Had to Leave. [ So I Had to Leave. [

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. CPA Exam Friendly reminder, deadlines to apply for BEC before the new exam in 2024 are quickly approaching. What CPAs can learn from Smucker’s [ Accounting Today Voices ] J.M.

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Going Concern

MARCH 22, 2024

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. Mr. Day will begin his new duties at the FASB this July. Louis, Missouri.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent promotions and staffing announcements from around the accounting and tax profession. a Top 60 independent Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm has expanded the leadership team in its Tax Advisory practice through the addition of several new hires.

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Going Concern

MARCH 15, 2024

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. Accounting giant renews lease in downtown S.F. —

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The complete TAG Alliances Advisory Board includes: Kurt Baker of ESV Business advice and accounting (New South Wales, Australia – TIAG); Mariano Batalla of Batalla (Costa Rica – TAGLaw); Basil Bielich of Atla Group (Isle of Man – TIAG & TAG-SP); Gbenga Biobaku of Gbenga Biobaku & Co.

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Going Concern

APRIL 8, 2022

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.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 26, 2022

While you’re here, allow us to pester you to sign up for our newsletter to get accounting headlines twice a week. KPMG to Cut Manhattan Office Space in Move to New U.S. We found Barry Melancon’s Reddit account. Do we need accounting firms? Happy weekend! and China Announce Deal to Share Audits of U.S.-Listed

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Going Concern

MARCH 17, 2023

Restoring Exam credits expired during COVID would help address CPA shortage [ AICPA ] The accounting profession is confronted with a talent shortage, and reinstating CPA exam credits that have expired since January 1, 2020, could have an immediate impact on our CPA pipeline. Scott Johnson, Ph.D., Scott Johnson, Ph.D.,

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RitaKeller

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Here’s a press release from the AICPA: Tom Hood, CPA, CITP, CGMA to Join Association of International Certified Professional Accountants as Executive Vice President, Business Growth and Engagement. He will report to Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA, the Association’s CEO.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

note: if you like accounting news, which you clearly do because you are reading this, we encourage you to sign up for our newsletter for even more accounting news. There’s definitely an accountant shortage out there’: MBAs have become the go-to degree and companies are struggling to hire enough CPAs [ Fortune ].

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The new management for bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has reportedly hired a team of financial forensic investigators to track down the billions of dollars worth of missing customer crypto. The Justice Department has accused Rikesh Thapa of defrauding his startup tech firm of more than $1 million in U.S. Something’s up.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 25, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. The accounting industry is in a state of transition. The influx of private equity, labor shortages, and remote/hybrid work have all impacted accounting firms to varying degrees.

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Xero

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Our goal is to help business owners improve how they manage their business finances, save them time and create time for what they love to do, like spending more time with their families. . Can you share your founding story and why you started your firm? Gustavo Suarez, Founder and CEO of JPG.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 21, 2022

KPMG flunks US overseas audit inspections twice as often as rivals [ Financial Times ] US regulators were twice as likely to find flaws in audits conducted by the overseas affiliates of KPMG than those of any other Big Four accounting firm, an analysis of inspection data shows. Accounting Firm Mergers. Understaffed?

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Anders CPA

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In this podcast episode from the Summit Virtual CFO by Anders Modern CPA Success Show , Tom Wadelton is joined by colleagues, Christy Buchanan and Guillermo Rodriguez , as they discuss the cannabis industry as a niche for accounting firms. Join us as we change the way people think about accounting.

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