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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Unintended Audit Consequences; The IRS Needs Experienced Accountants; PwC AI | 9.18.23

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This next wave of hiring will help the IRS add key talent like tax accountants to help reverse a decade-long decline of audits for the wealthy as well as complex partnerships and corporations. More than the number, auditors are exiting big names, which used to be a rarity.

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Evolution of the Sales Tax Audit: Have Audits Changed with Economic Nexus?

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Bad luck for one, or a customer of yours undergoing their own audit might produce one of your invoices, resulting in the auditor possibly contacting you for an exemption certificate or other documents. An audit of one of your suppliers could turn up one of your exemption certificates for a transaction that the auditor may think is taxable.

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Friday Footnotes: Anyone Wanna Work in Hollywood?; Profit-Hungry CEOs Love Gen AI; KPMG’s SF Future | 1.19.24

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Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. And take our 2024 Predictions for the Accounting Profession survey ! Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Does Some Things; Bad Client Dumps EY; ‘Going From Balloon Animals to Accountancy’ | 11.4.22

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Footnotes is a weekly wrap-up of all the news in and around the accounting profession, published every Friday at 5 p.m. I guess it was a big leap going from balloon animals into accountancy, said 51-year-old Stapleton. Accountancy firm BDO has moved into a new 8,000sq ft office in Glasgow as part of ongoing plans to expand its team.

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Sales tax and nonprofits

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In Arizona , for instance, sales to nonprofits are generally not exempt but retail sales usually are. 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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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Eff You, Pay Us; Let’s Complain About Auditing Again; RIP to a Real One | 8.14.23

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” Thomson Reuters has your back : The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) released an analysis showing a concerning trend of increased audit deficiencies and noncompliance with PCAOB standards and rules. Also at TR, this infographic on how to keep accounting staff happy. The firm, BST & Co.,

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Friday Footnotes: Firms on India Hiring Spree; PCAOB Heads Overseas; PwC Lets You See Your Family This Summer | 5.6.22

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Mesa grandma, 25-year-old accountant share love of Phoenix Suns [ Arizona’s Family ] JoAnne Ralph and Ben Barchilon have a special bond, and it all started with their love of the Phoenix Suns. Last July, Arizona’s Family introduced you to the 81-year-old Mesa grandma who’s been a Phoenix Suns fan since 1984.

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