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Friday Footnotes: No Foolin’ Here; 18,000 New Accounting Jobs; Skills Auditors Need NOW to Be Future-Ready | 4.1.22

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ARB’s auditor Messrs BDO voluntarily resigns after failure to reach agreement on proposed increase of audit fees [ The Edge ] Expect to see a lot of this going forward: ARB Bhd on Friday (April 1) announced its auditor Messrs BDO PLT (BDO) has voluntarily resigned. That’s one way to go. vice chair for PwC and U.S.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Can’t Hire Tech; John Doe Sues the PCAOB; Auditors Can’t Find Torpedoes and Missiles | 1.20.03

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Practice Management How firms use stay interviews to boost retention [ Journal of Accountancy ] Job interviews have long been an essential part of the hiring process. But now, some public accounting firms are turning the lens on themselves. In 2001, the Pentagon said it would address the issue by 2005.

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Friday Footnotes: Ex-CPA Leaves Clients in the Lurch Before Tax Day; EY Layoffs; More ERC Concerns | 4.12.24

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ICYMI: These are the most-read articles on Going Concern this week: Tax Preparer Finds Out in the Worst Way Possible That ERC Wasn’t a Free Money Glitch Survey Says: Which Group of Auditors Are Most Satisfied With Their Salaries? While the average mean salary for accountants in the U.S. Tesla Korea was subjected to 25.1

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Earn $20 per Book Promoting My Tax Preparer Book from Home in Your Spare Time

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Issue 3: I am an accounting major, auditor, or I don’t have enough experience in tax to promote the book. A free 10 page guide & flowchart for you or your staff to fix corporation and partnership tax returns that do not balance. Learn Why New Accounting Staff Eat Time & How to Fix The Problem.

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ChatGPT Isn’t Terminator for Accountants…Yet

Going Concern

Was ChatGPT sent to us from the future to rescue the industry from the pipeline crisis by filling open accounting jobs with cyborgs and sentient machines? Accounting is ridiculously rules-based: assets = liabilities plus equities; debits = credits; cash in > cash out, etc. Your senior is probably not a synth.

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Accounting Jokes, Videos, Puns and Humor

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Why was Janet Jackson’s accountant so upset when she had a wardrobe malfunction? Why did the accountant divorce the banker? Why did the auditor get hit by a car when he crossed the road? Why did the accountant wear New Balances? What’s an accountants favorite sport to play during busy season? Ultimate FASB.

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Guide to accountant responsibilities

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Working with external auditors. Preparing tax returns. Additionally, depending on the type of firm, accountants may be involved in more advisory-centric responsibilities, such as analyzing financial data and providing clients with strategic guidance and recommendations on how to reduce costs and boost profitability.

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