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What Auditors Do

Withum

In two weeks, I will be teaching a graduate course on audit concepts and methods to accounting students at Fairleigh Dickinson University. However, my role is not just to teach the material but to excite them about accounting as a profession and auditing in particular and share my pride in the vital role auditors play in our ecosystem.

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How Auditors Are Seizing the Day with Artificial Intelligence

CPA Practice

Auditors, like so many others today, are seizing the opportunity to transform how they work by adopting artificial intelligence. The auditor’s human judgment sits at the center of the process, as they use AI to augment their work and elevate the value they can deliver to their clients. By Richard J.

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New PCAOB Rules Would Push Auditors to Assemble Final Documentation More Quickly

CPA Practice

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) approved a sweeping new standard on the general responsibilities of an auditor on May 13, including a provision that significantly cuts the maximum time period for the auditor to assemble a complete and final set of audit documentation from 45 days to 14 days.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: ‘Auditors Are Not Lawyers’; Big 4 Break Up? | 7.31.23

Going Concern

Market concentration in the consultancy industry came to a head this year after it was revealed PwC partners had misused information by passing on confidential Federal Government information to clients, sparking the sale of its consulting business to Allegro Funds to $1.

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Auditor evaluation deficiencies are more frequent than you think: How to ensure an accurate data review

ThomsonReuters

In the world of accounting audits, accuracy and completeness are paramount. Auditors rely on data review to ensure the reliability and integrity of financial statements. Auditors must ensure that financial statements are free from material misstatements and that all relevant information is included.

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Deloitte Auditors Got Caught Changing Their Computer Clocks to Backdate Workpapers

Going Concern

The press release says: A number of Deloitte auditors in Ontario changed the date and time settings on their computer clocks to manually override controls in Deloitte’s audit software and backdate audit working paper signoffs between November 2016 and May 2018. CPA Ontario announced yesterday Deloitte will be paying $1.59 million ($1.15

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WTF Happened at SVB and Should KPMG Auditors Have Seen It Coming?

Going Concern

While the general investing public is asking “where were the auditors?” To any members of the general investing public reading this: “due professional care” means the independent auditor planned and performed the work required of them according to audit standards. Back to the auditors.

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