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PCAOB sanctions auditors over audit evidence

Accounting Today

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned three auditors from Florida accounting firm Liggett & Webb for violations involving audit evidence, professional skepticism, and other matters.

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Kill the Audit Industry, Says Ex-Auditor

Going Concern

In the WaPo opinion pages yesterday one Duncan Mavin, who got his start in the 90s, says the best way to solve the audit industry’s many conflicts is to kill it altogether. He starts the piece summoning the ghost of Enron, as all writers do when discussing what happens when audit goes wrong. billion in global revenue.

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PCAOB Looks to Amend Rule on Auditors’ Liability for Audit Firm Violations

CPA Practice

A proposal issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on Tuesday would hold auditors and others more accountable when they negligently, directly, and substantially cause their firm to violate auditing standards. The deadline for public comment on the proposal is Nov.

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UK Audit Regulator Chair Says Cheap-Ass Firms Should Pay Their Junior Auditors Better

Going Concern

Financial Reporting Council chair and stereotypically European named Jan du Plessis has told the Financial Times that audit firms — who regularly complain about the UK audit regulator being up their asses — should pay their junior auditors more. And we have all heard the complaints from junior auditors.

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The PCAOB Did Not Appreciate Being Left Out of a Foreign Audit Firm’s Use of Foreign Auditors

Going Concern

The paper-pushers at the PCAOB have punished another audit firm for running afoul of their rules , this time it’s Smythe of British Columbia, Canada and no one involved in this story is based in the United States except for said paper-pushers. The firm used the work of PwC Malta on the Scully audits, PKF Audisur on Tower One.

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For the Eighth Year in a Row, EY Is the Busiest Public Company Auditor

Going Concern

Keeping with a yearly tradition more reliable than the arrival of Santa in the early hours of December 24, Ideagen Audit Analytics has released their annual market share analysis of auditor engagements for public companies. TLDR: EY audits the most biggies…again. This is a 4.9

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How to Effectively Audit Accounts Payable

MineralTree

Accounts payable is a foundational function that ensures organizations maintain accurate invoices, payments, and vendor relationships, while making bill payments on time. However, amidst today’s rapid and intricate business transactions, particularly in high volumes, managing accounts payable processes can pose significant challenges.