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Do Accounting Firms Care if You’re On Drugs? Part III

Going Concern

12 years ago my former colleague Caleb Newquist published a post titled “Do Accounting Firms Care if You’re On Drugs?” The reason I am updating this ancient post is because it seems “do Big 4 firms drug test?” In summation: Do Big 4 firms drug test? NO, probably not. Probably not.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY Partners Banging the Client Again; Turnstile Data Shows Staff DGAF About RTO | 1.29.24

Going Concern

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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Professionals on the Move: Sept 2023

CPA Practice

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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Friday Footnotes: Bob Moritz Disappoints Us; ERC Window Slamming Shut; 2024 Sucks For Firms? | 3.22.24

Going Concern

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. Look no further, Accountingfly’s top remote accounting candidates of the week are here.

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In the Trenches: My Three Least Favorite Audit Rooms

Going Concern

Audit rooms come in all shapes and sizes—usually small, often windowless, sometimes with chairs you can actually sit on, and almost always as far away from the finance/accounting department as possible. After eight years in public accounting, I have loads of unforgettable audit room experiences. Here are just a few.

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Data, Business Intelligence And Security Lead B2B Funding

PYMNTS

Focused on mitigating third-party risk for B2B buyers and suppliers, Utah-based Whistic recently announced a $12 million Series A investment round, FinNSMEs reported. Germany’s CANDIS , a small- to medium-sized business (SMB) accounting automation platform, recently announced via press release a $14.2 million fundraise.

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Friday Footnotes: A (Fake) Day in the Life at Deloitte; DYNAMIC Merger For Grant Thornton; CPA Awareness | 12.9.22

Going Concern

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. 7 report from the Wall Street Journal.

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