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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Consulting Really Sucks Right Now; Inside a PwC Leadership Race | 3.25.24

Going Concern

This episode of Blake Olivier and David Leary’s The Accounting Podcast popped up in my recommended on YouTube this morning, I think because my rugs are dirty. million cut to its budget and then this happened : A new audit of Michigan’s Liquor Control Commission is raising eyebrows in the state government.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Small Firms Beg For Big 4 Knowledge; FreshBooks Leak; Tech in Lieu of Accountants | 4.10.23

Going Concern

Smaller accounting firms have asked Big 4 to share their expertise [ FT ]: Smaller rivals have called on the UK’s Big Four accounting firms to share their audit expertise and technology, but partners at the big firms say they fear being accused of breaking competition law if they do so. Will technology solve the accountant shortage?

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Sales tax and nonprofits

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Most states, like Michigan , require special registration for exemption. During a sales tax audit, one of the first requests from the auditor will be for copies of all exemption certificates for any exemptions claimed on sales tax returns. But as always with sales tax, rules vary state to state.

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Friday Footnotes: A (Fake) Day in the Life at Deloitte; DYNAMIC Merger For Grant Thornton; CPA Awareness | 12.9.22

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Financial advisory company AlixPartners was chosen for the task and is led by former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief accountant Matt Jacques, according to a Dec. Accounting, tax audit, and business advisory firm BDO is investing €5m in a new office as it creates 100 new jobs. 7 report from the Wall Street Journal.

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Friday Footnotes: Know Your Value; Retired EY Partners Complain; ‘Rest For Success’ | 2.3.23

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An email sent on Thursday to retired partners of the Big Four accounting firm, seen by the Financial Times, said US executives were considering a request to boost pension payouts or hand the retirees shares in the new consulting business. Grant Thornton were auditors until McCann became Ergo’s chairman in 2015. Ha ha,” he chuckles.

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Friday Footnotes: Big 4 Culture Gets Slammed Again; Audit Leads the Way in AI; Small Firm Gripes | 11.10.23

Going Concern

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Note: We’re skipping Footnotes next Friday to unveil a surprise. Footnotes will return as scheduled on November 24.

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Friday Footnotes: Opinions!; EY’s Blockchain Aspirations; KPMG Junior Reprimanded | 9.30.22

Going Concern

Partners at Deloitte in the UK and Switzerland will receive an average income of more than £1m each for the second year in a row, after the accountancy firm enjoyed another successful year. Years-long trend of consolidation reaches city’s largest accounting firms [ Crain’s New York Business — subscription ]. Firm Watch.