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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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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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Law professor Beverly Moran reported that last year, “taxpayers had trouble reaching the IRS, tax returns took months to process, almost a quarter of refunds didn’t go out until 2022, and collection notices were sent out even after the tax owed was paid,” and added that the IRS failed to answer 250 million phone calls.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC CEO Resigns Over Tax Scandal; RTO Propaganda; Unproductive Productivity | 5.8.23

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Financial Times : The head of PwC in Australia has resigned as chief executive three days after admitting that he had received emails regarding confidential government information on changes to tax avoidance laws to win new business. Don’t let The Guardian scare you about layoffs, find a new accounting job instead.

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Guide to accountant responsibilities

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Jump to: What are the roles and responsibilities for accountants? Accountant vs. CPA vs. tax preparer: What are the differences? GAAP and AICPA What issues should accountants be aware of in the profession? How can accountants be more efficient? Accountant responsibilities extend far beyond number crunching.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Is Twice as Bad as Other Firms; Upskill or Die; Hella M&A | 10.21.22

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PwC Adds More Minorities to Ranks While Partner Promotions Lag [ Bloomberg Tax ]. Circle K planning to eliminate corporate accounting jobs in Columbus and other North American locations [ The Republic ]. Music accountant accused of stealing $1m from bands including Peking Duk [ Sydney Morning Herald ]. Everybody gone!

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Wall Street Journal Addresses the Accountant Shortage, Suggests a Recession Could Fix It

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People from various backgrounds — many of whom were in their 30s or even 40s — who found themselves suddenly out of a job flocked to accounting because it was one of the few industries consistently hiring through the recession (the other being government). The number of postings for U.S. a provider of workplace data.

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An Essential Guide to Accounting and Basic Accounting Principles for Beginners

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Simplify accounting job with accounting software. The benefits you’ll receive with accounting software. Basic accounting and its secrets. The definition of accounting sounds pretty simple: it’s a process of recording every transaction happening in your business. Accountants aren’t robots, but people.