Going Concern

JULY 25, 2022

Some headlines to get you started on this fine Monday: KPMG partner banned from accounting after misleading regulator over Carillion. million after the firm admitted to providing false and misleading information to its regulator during spot checks on audits of construction firm Carillion and outsourcing firm Regenersis. KPMG fined £14.4

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Staffing authority Robert Half has released its much-anticipated 2024 Salary Guide and just like years past, the guide is packed with intel not only on finance and accounting but the greater job market that we really don’t care about.

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GrowthForceBlog

MARCH 12, 2024

9 min read Nonprofit organizations do not pay taxes, so they are not subject to audits performed by the Internal Revenue Service. Audits, however, are still sometimes required for nonprofit organizations by federal, state, or local entities.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 25, 2024

Hosts Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, look at AssurancePrep , a practice management resource system for audit firms. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA 00:00 Welcome to the accounting Technology Lab sponsored by CPA practice advisor, with your hosts, Randy Johnston, and Brian Tankersley. Randy, what kinds of audit?

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Last month we took a look at the 2024 Robert Half Salary Guide to get an idea what public accounting salaries should be in the range of next year, today it’s a similar report from Addison Group and their 2024 Workforce Planning Guide. The guide covers several industries, we are of course only here for accounting. Say what now?

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Going Concern

JANUARY 16, 2024

Supposedly accounting is the hottest in-demand remote job : The most sought-after remote job companies are hiring for isn’t in tech, as you might expect. Accountant is the hottest work-from-home job on the market right now. Accountants claimed the top spot in FlexJobs’ annual ranking of the top remote jobs in the U.S.,

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ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The weekly ESG Toolkit article published in Accounting & Compliance Alert (ACA) rounds up environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related Checkpoint updates across practice areas. SEC Accounting and Reporting Update (SARU): No. Want more clarity around how to account for revenue-generating contracts in business combinations?

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MyIRSRelief

APRIL 29, 2024

But for these go-getters, navigating the complexities of running a business, especially the ever-challenging world of taxes and accounting, can feel overwhelming. This is where specialized tax and accounting firms step in, becoming a crucial partner for small businesses with under 100 employees.

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Going Concern

MAY 13, 2024

AT&T is coming for your recruits : AT&T Woos Accounting Students, Bypasses Big Four Training Ground AT&T Inc.’s ’s top accountant is confronting a competitive job market by rethinking the company’s traditional reliance on large CPA firms as a training ground for new hires, taking her recruiting pitch on-campus instead.

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Going Concern

APRIL 15, 2024

In response, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has drafted a rule that the accounting firms can have public trust or private financials—but they can’t have both. Public accounting firms operate in a unique space in our society. Regulations need to change to match. But what about the books of the auditor?

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MyIRSRelief

APRIL 3, 2023

Amidst all these demands, managing finances can easily become overwhelming, especially for those who lack a strong financial background. That’s where an accountant (EA or CPA) can help. They can also help prepare tax returns, file necessary forms, and represent the business in the event of an audit.

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Withum

JANUARY 25, 2024

Why a Forensic Accountant? Using a forensic account is essential in developing a strategy to handle and defend the findings of a cash-based audit. However, before delving into how they can assist counsel and the client, it’s essential to define what a forensic accountant is.

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MyIRSRelief

OCTOBER 2, 2023

One of the most important things to consider is accounting and bookkeeping. If you’re new to business, you may be wondering why accounting and bookkeeping are so important. You don’t have a lot of money to spend on accounting and tax services. Here are just a few of the reasons why: To track your finances.

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Shay CPA

MAY 15, 2024

In your early days, one person can probably handle the entirety of your startup’s finance function. As your company grows, though, the complexity of its finance needs scale up. And that usually means it’s time to scale up your finance headcount, too. And that usually means it’s time to scale up your finance headcount, too.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 3, 2023

in 2024, while audit and assurance services will see starting salaries likely go up an average of 3.8% next year, according to a CPA Practice Advisor analysis of public accounting pay data provided by specialized staffing firm Robert Half. Audit and assurance services Senior manager/managing director: 4% Manager: 9.4%

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CPA Practice

MARCH 1, 2024

By Amrita Choudhary, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) In recent years, lease accounting standard ASC 842 has replaced the ASC 840 standard. Where artificial intelligence comes in Fortune Business Insights projects that by 2026, the global accounting software market will be worth $20.4 Neglecting training and updates.

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Airbase

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Virtual cards are a game-changer for accounts payable departments. In addition to greater control, security, and flexibility, virtual card payments can save finance teams hours of tedious work. David Coffman, VP Finance at Doximity, says Airbase virtual cards play an integral role in cutting the company’s time-to-close in half.

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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. Here are some things I’m pretty sure are true.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As CEO of a staffing firm that connects companies with professionals in Mexico, every day I speak with accounting firms, CFOs and other executives looking to hire accountants and other financial professionals in the U.S. As of the second quarter of 2022, there were more than 466,000 accountants and auditors in Mexico while the U.S.,

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Amid technological advancements, the audit professional’s role, characterized by a deep attention to detail, compliance and risk management, is proving to be vital well outside the traditional confines of finance. Audit professionals, who are experts in maintaining regulatory guardrails, stand as the custodians of ethical AI.

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Airbase

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

However, finance teams are inevitably plagued by errors as data fails to flow accurately, completely, or from one system to another. These errors force accounting teams into troubleshooting mode, often when the pressure is on to get the books closed. For our product, these are the accounting and operational workflows for company spend.

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Going Concern

JULY 7, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Accounting is the language of business: If you understand this language, you can work creatively across the world of finance.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 7, 2023

Despite high demand for CPAs, accounting firms struggle to hire accountants. In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. By Cameron White. Technology also gives staff real-time access to their data, from anywhere at any time.

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TaxConnex

APRIL 28, 2022

Usually, you learn about an audit through a notice or letter from the state or jurisdiction in question with instructions on how the audit will proceed. Many audits are conducted remotely, and an auditor never visits your office. Fear and perception of audits are as tangible as the real examinations. Fear and loathing.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 19, 2023

By Girard Miller, Governing (TNS) S&P Global Ratings recently withdrew its credit ratings on 64 local governments after they failed to file financial updates on time because of staff shortages and delayed audits. Meanwhile, accounting firms were always happy to fill their off-season job calendars with state and local government audits.

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MyIRSRelief

DECEMBER 15, 2022

How to fix my messy back-years accounting for my Los Angeles, CA business? If you have messy books for many back years of accounting, it can be overwhelming to try to organize and clean them up. This might include accounting software, a financial calculator, and reference materials such as tax guides or accounting textbooks.

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Withum

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Now, regulations, investors and other stakeholders want companies to prove their ESG and climate information is accurate and reliable through audits and assurance. This experience puts them at the top of most companies’ list when considering a firm to perform the third-party audit of their ESG and climate reporting.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 4, 2023

However, Simon Stephens, AI lead for audit and assurance at the UK business of Deloitte, another of the Big Four audit firms, pointed out that frauds were relatively rare and tended to differ from each other. billion in back taxes as part of an audit. One of which used to be the Audit Commission. 150 to be exact. .

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CPA Practice

APRIL 3, 2023

Despite high demand for CPAs, accounting firms struggle to hire accountants. In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. By Cameron White. Technology also gives staff real-time access to their data, from anywhere at any time.

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Going Concern

JULY 11, 2022

KPMG’s global leadership has been accused by staff of failing to act on written complaints about the conduct of the chief executive of the accounting firm’s business in the United Arab Emirates, writes Financial Times. The UK watchdog last month issued a £5m fine for failures in its audit of the construction firms Galliford Try and Kier.

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Going Concern

APRIL 19, 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. The Big Four accounting firm is considering adding about 85 U.S.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The Financial Education & Research Foundation (FERF) has released the findings of its 14th Annual Public Company Audit Fee Study , sponsored by Center for Audit Quality. The report is based on responses from 54 financial executives at public companies and an additional survey of 116 audit engagement partners.

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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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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

So has the sales tax audit. Examiners can still show up and go over your books in person, and tax agencies will still send audit notices via snail mail. Many events can ignite a sales tax audit. But have sales tax audits changed over the last few years, through the pandemic and the introduction of economic nexus in 2018?

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Airbase

JANUARY 31, 2023

Kelly Hicks and Robin Sharma share advice after Airbase successfully completes its first external audit. Few milestones in a company’s lifecycle demand a more focused response from finance and accounting than the first external audit. When is the right time for a company’s first audit?

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Cherry Bekaert

AUGUST 31, 2023

Contributors: Jack McKee, Manager, Government & Public Sector With staffing challenges and exceedingly more complex Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) requirements , many government and public sector organizations are finding it difficult to focus on their core mission and deliver results for constituents.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For accounting firms, automation gathers scattered information and turns it into valuable insights. A new report from BILL shows how accounting firms are winning at automation. Of the nearly 1,200 accountants who were surveyed, more than two in five (43%) say they are already using accounting software with automation capabilities.

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