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PCAOB sanctions auditors over audit evidence

Accounting Today

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned three auditors from Florida accounting firm Liggett & Webb for violations involving audit evidence, professional skepticism, and other matters.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Canada Admits to Layoffs; Why Audit? | 11.27.23

Going Concern

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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Friday Footnotes: Florida Man’s Tax Problem; Accountants Are Walking Out; BDO Assures on Tether | 2.10.23

Going Concern

Talent As tax season approaches, accounting firms are short on staff [ Marketplace ] Oh hey! How can employers optimise working environments to support the needs of their accountancy teams and ultimately retain them, all while adding value to their organisation? The stablecoin firm released BDO’s assurance opinion on Feb.

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Friday Footnotes: Why People Leave Public Accounting; Audit Workloads Up; Terrorist Clients (Literally) | 12.2.22

Going Concern

Why People Leave Public Accounting [ CPA Journal ]. Writes Edward Mendlowitz, CPA/PFS, ABV: There are many reasons why CPAs decide to leave public accounting firms. The following is a discussion of what I have found to be the most common reasons why people leave public accounting. The same thing year after year, you say?

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Every Day Is Fools’ Day For Some Accounting Employers; McKinsey Now Paying People to Leave | 4.1.24

Going Concern

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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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Semper Fi-nancial; EY Gets a D in Auditing; Deepfake CFOs Are a Thing | 2.26.24

Going Concern

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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Friday Footnotes: PwC in Trouble?; A Backwards Accountant; Audit Committee Musical Chairs | 1.13.23

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A group representing minority shareholders on Friday filed a complaint with Brazil’s securities regulator against Americanas SA after the retailer uncovered “accounting inconsistencies” totaling 20 billion reais ($3.89 provides insight into shifting oversight priorities and practices related to audit committee composition.

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