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Friday Footnotes: How to Add ChatGPT to Excel; RSM Wins Awards; Auditor Independence Pitfalls | 4.7.23

Going Concern

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Build ChatGPT into Excel [ Journal of Accountancy ] Note that this process currently works in Microsoft Excel 365, Microsoft Excel 365 for Mac, and Excel for the web. I can imagine it.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY Didn’t Have a Labor Permit; Deloitte Partners Allegedly Suffer But Not Really | 9.30.24

Going Concern

Publications around the world continue to discuss the tragic sudden death of a young auditor at EY India and dirt keeps making its way to the surface. AICPA is not looking out for accountants here in USA and their actions show they are in beds with US firms to get cheap labor. Hello and happy Monday! Here’s some news.

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PCAOB Busts Two Audit Firms for Not Complying With Reporting Rules

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Garden City, NY-based KKM CPA Associates and the BDO affiliate firm in the United Arab Emirates were fined $25,000 and $20,000, respectively, by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on June 18 for not following U.S. The proceeding resulted in a monetary penalty given to BDO Chartered Accountants & Advisors.

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Does Accounting Education Belong in the University Curriculum? 

Going Concern

Gilbert Professor and Director of the School of Accountancy, University of Denver As much as I enjoy reading Going Concern, I find the article titled “ Did the Anti-150 Hour Crowd Finally Beat the AICPA Into Submission? 1 The 2023 graduates of our Master of Accountancy program started at over $70,000, most of them in Denver.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Big 4 Firms Hate Going Concern (Warnings, That Is); Being a Whistleblower Blows | 5.20.24

Going Concern

PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks. Auditors are required to include a going-concern warning if they believe there is a risk that the company may go bankrupt, rather than making a prediction that it will. TL;DR It’s about time!

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Wirecard Saga Reignites Debate Over Auditors’ Role In Combatting Fraud

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As the fallout from Wirecard ‘s $2 billion accounting scandal continues, some attention has turned to the Germany-based payment company’s auditor, Ernst & Young (EY). The Auditor’s Role. Fraud Concerns Arise. ” Swift Blowback. As seen in recent weeks, the review was not resolved. ” In the U.K.,

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Professor Accuses Professional Accountant Body of Hoarding Fines Like Smaug Hoards Gold

Going Concern

It appears the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has finally pushed Sheffield University’s Richard Murphy over the edge. The Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield’s Management School issued a new report chastising the group for hoarding funds.