Going Concern

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. How Is Deloitte Making Accounting Accessible To Diverse Young Talent? Only 10.8%

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Going Concern

MAY 12, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. UK accounting sector needs to put more emphasis on its people [ AccountancyAge ] Across the UK, increasing turnover rates have been observed across barrios sectors.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It’s been a while since we’ve done an Accountants Behaving Badly megapost ( 381 days ago , actually), here’s some bad behavior you may have missed. Twice-Convicted Accountant Is Charged With Embezzling More Than $1.1 Palos Hills Accountant Indicted In $7.8M This stock photo is incredible.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

billion, according to a new analysis from Audit Analytics. Audit Analytics also noted that there have been steep drops in both traditional IPOs and IPOs through a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Corebridge Financial’s IPO was audited by PwC, according to Audit Analytics. billion was raised.

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Going Concern

MARCH 13, 2023

EY’s US boss Julie Boland blindsided the global leadership when she announced in a webcast to US partners on Wednesday that the plan would be put on “pause” to resolve an international row over how much of the tax practice would stay with EY’s core audit business. Boland was not talking off the cuff, people at the firm said.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

EY piled more than $700mn of extra debt on to its global operating business to deal with the costs of the failed plan to spin off its consulting arm, according to newly filed accounts. Between a wave of retirees and a drop in the number of people graduating with accounting degrees, the whole profession is struggling to staff up. “We

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent promotions and staffing announcements from around the accounting and tax profession. a Top 60 independent Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm has expanded the leadership team in its Tax Advisory practice through the addition of several new hires. from Robert Morris University.

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New Hampshire audit accounting and finance Non-Profits 64

Going Concern

JANUARY 29, 2024

Accounting Ranks First In Something Good For Once More 2. Grant Thornton Gets Downgraded to a Tier 2 Firm, That’s Probably a Good Thing 1. We are in the midst of a transformation, if not a revolution, whereby the role of an “accountant” is no longer confined to ledgers and balance sheets, but extends to realms previously unimagined.

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Going Concern

JULY 22, 2022

What new managers wish they’d known [ Journal of Accountancy ] “Having responsibility doesn’t mean I can’t be a little firm with my team. Of the 12 audits reviewed at BDO, four (33 percent) were found to have required significant improvements. USF sues former accountant who embezzled $12.8

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Going Concern

AUGUST 11, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Talent After a pandemic-era hiring binge, consulting firms are cutting back [ Crain’s Chicago Business ] There’s a paywall but you kids are internet savvy.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 11, 2024

Top 60 accounting firm Prager Metis has expanded its presence in North Carolina by combining with Asheville-based Goldsmith Molis & Gray, a full-service tax, accounting, payroll, and consulting firm. The firm also has U.S. Financial terms of the deal, which became official on Jan. 1, weren’t disclosed.

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North Carolina Nevada Connecticut New Jersey 59

CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent promotions and staffing announcements from around the accounting and tax profession. a Top 60 independent Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm has expanded the leadership team in its Tax Advisory practice through the addition of several new hires. from Robert Morris University.

New Hampshire 52

New Hampshire audit accounting and finance Non-Profits 52

Going Concern

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. My buddy from undergrad works office security at one of the Big 4 accounting firms in Midtown.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 1, 2022

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. Firm Watch. Rehmann merges in Vestal & Wiler [ Accounting Today ]. Accountant Life. Kelleher writes: Burnout is real.

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Going Concern

JULY 1, 2022

Accountants are voted the best kissers in Britain ahead of doctors and nurses while civil servants, bankers and lawyers are rated as the worst [ Daily Mail ] Often ridiculed as boring beancounters, accountants have surprisingly been voted the best kissers – ahead of doctors, nurses and engineers.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) recently announced that Jason Harrell will join the FICPA as Chief External Affairs Officer, effective July 17, 2023. Harrell holds a master’s in public administration (MPA) and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Florida State University.

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Going Concern

JULY 5, 2023

This is the first time a company has been directly linked to the national scandal involving the “big four” accounting firm that was first revealed in January, they said. The Florida State Fire Marshal is investigating a suspicious fire at Orange Park CPA in the Jacksonville burbs. That’s only 3.2% More from FT.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Top 60 accounting firm Doeren Mayhew said on Wednesday it has acquired Michael Sorrentino’s practice of Button Eddy & Sorrentino, a CPA firm based in Farmington Hills, MI. Doeren Mayhew offers an expansive suite of services and is well-respected in the accounting profession. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 17, 2023

While the economy and supply chains may still have some hiccups related to the end of the pandemic, one thing is clear: The demand for the services of accounting, finance and tax professionals is growing strong. Unfortunately, there’s also a “critical talent shortage,” says Tom Hood, CPA, a vice president with the AICPA. ( [link] ).

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Going Concern

APRIL 6, 2022

With the ongoing Great Resignation across all industries and the critical pipeline problem contributing to a shortage of accountants , the profession is in a bit of trouble. Let’s start with the salary guide to beat all salary guides: the 2022 Accounting & Finance Salary Guide from Robert Half. Senior tax accountant: 1.4%.

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Going Concern

APRIL 21, 2023

” There is no doubt other firms were lurking around in the shadows trying to lure talent away too, they just weren’t as obvious and trollish about it as PwC. and international entities, and the financial implications over a split collectively could spur these managers to exit for another firm, he said.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent staff promotions and hires, from around the accounting profession. Martin to Lead CohnReznick’s Boston and Greater Massachusetts Offices CohnReznick LLP, one of the leading advisory, assurance, and tax firms in the United States, recently announced that Kevin P. Martin, Jr.

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New Hampshire Massachusetts Florida CPA 52

CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The complete TAG Alliances Advisory Board includes: Kurt Baker of ESV Business advice and accounting (New South Wales, Australia – TIAG); Mariano Batalla of Batalla (Costa Rica – TAGLaw); Basil Bielich of Atla Group (Isle of Man – TIAG & TAG-SP); Gbenga Biobaku of Gbenga Biobaku & Co.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 31, 2023

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent hiring and leadership announcements in and around the accounting profession. Nina earned both her Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting) and her Juris Doctor from Georgia State University. 1, 2023.

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New Hampshire Georgia Virginia public accounting 110

CPA Practice

JUNE 29, 2023

Key O’Keefe, CPA, began her tenure as the 96 th Chair of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants on July 1, 2023. “I Each year, she leads multi-session courses with as many as 20 classes of elementary and high school students, introducing them to accounting and championing the CPA profession.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

It’s common sense that a corporation would want its C-Suite to have some knowledge of accounting practices, and one could assume that a lack of understanding of corporate accounting may heighten the risk for misstatements on financial reports. ” Below, PYMNTS breaks down some of the key data points from the research.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

What’s at risk: A legal review of the proposed changes has been conducted by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). As the member organization for all state boards of accountancy in the United States, NASBA spelled out key consequences for Minnesota licensees and firms.

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Going Concern

APRIL 3, 2023

By Sharon Lassar, PhD, CPA (Florida) John J. Gilbert Professor and Director of the School of Accountancy, University of Denver The AICPA’s website includes a statement titled Purpose in action that, in its 129 words, uses “trust” (twice), “integrity”, “ethics”, and “public interest”. Oh, I know! But, I digress.

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Going Concern

APRIL 1, 2024

Business Insider wrote about the accountant shortage, specifically Tupperware griping in regulatory filings that it can’t find enough people (again): The accountant shortage is so bad that companies are delaying filing key mandatory reports. A lot of this work that we’re doing is, I’d call it forensic accounting,” Cipriano said.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Marine Corps passed a full financial audit for the first time, with the service announcing Friday its fiscal 2023 financial audit received an “unmodified audit opinion” after a rigorous two-year review. The US audit watchdog also inspected four EY Canada audits in 2020 and found deficiencies in half the engagements.

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Going Concern

MARCH 6, 2023

And in the UK, KPMG auditors got an email from the boss: No mid-year promotions for KPMG audit staff [ The Times ] KPMG has cancelled the now-regular round of mid-year promotions for its thousands of auditors. In the email sent this week Catherine Burnet, KPMG’s head of audit in the UK, said that this had been “based on business need”.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Also LOL: Canadian Accountant has their own article on the layoffs : Anxiety over potential layoffs began building earlier this month when some PwC employees received meeting requests (“Important Business Update”) with “relationship leaders” (RLs). The ICAEW answers the question “Why audit?” Kale-Agarwal said.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Although New York, Texas, and California dominated the number of jobs being offered for the roles analyzed, Florida was the only state to appear in the top five in each of the four positions reviewed. Accounting department has record year at annual Meet the Firms event [ St. Who says interest in accounting is down these days!

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. Peak W-2: What’s It Take to Be the Accountant to the Stars?

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Going Concern

AUGUST 22, 2022

Though some progress has been made in recent years, women continue to be suspiciously absent at the highest levels of public accounting. This fact has been amplified by new research published in Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. Concerning new graduate new hires hired into accounting/finance functions at U.S.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 9, 2022

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. The Justice Department has accused Rikesh Thapa of defrauding his startup tech firm of more than $1 million in U.S. Firm Watch.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Meet a 29-year-old accountant whose ‘resentment’ only climbed after her firm raised her salary from $60k to $90k as she made millions for them. She has her own firm now : Stephanie Heredia’s promotion came a year too late and more than a few dollars short. Praise Pacioli, there’s actually some stuff going on this morning.

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